God is always at work, though we cannot see it, preparing people he has chosen for leadership. When the crisis comes, God fits His appointee into the place ordained for him.

We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to know a deeper intimacy, but when it comes to the point, we are not prepared to pay the price involved.

Ambition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good.

Eyes that look are common; eyes that see are rare.

Sacrifice is the ecstasy of giving the best we have to the One we love most.

A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.

If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.