Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.

Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't pray.

Reading is more important to me than eating.

It is a myth that man in his natural state is genuinely seeking God. Men do seek God. But they do not seek him for who he is. They seek him in a pinch as one who might preserve them from death or enhance their worldly enjoyments. Apart from conversion, no one comes to the light of God.

Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

The further you go in the revealed thoughts of God, the clearer you see that God's aim in creating the world was to display the value of his own glory.