God must speak to us before we have any liberty to speak to him. He must disclose to us who he is before we can offer him what we are in acceptable worship. The worship of God is always a response to the Word of God. Scripture wonderfully directs and enriches our worship.

The hallmark of an authentic evangelicalism is not the uncritical repetition of old traditions but the willingness to submit every tradition, however ancient, to fresh biblical scrutiny and, if necessary, reform.

Never use a gallon of words to express a spoonful of thought. Our unadorned word should be enough.

In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?

Christians believe that true worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable.

We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?

Simplicity is the first cousin of contentment.