Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others.

Saving faith is resting faith, the trust which relies entirely on the Savior.

We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgment instead.

The Christian life is not just our own private affair. If we have been born again into God's family, not only has he become our Father but every other Christian believer in the world, whatever his nation or denomination, has become our brother or sister in Christ. But it is no good supposing that membership of the universal Church of Christ is enough; we must belong to some local branch of it. Every Christian's place is in a local church. sharing in its worship, its fellowship, and its witness.

Indignation and compassion form a powerful combination. They are indispensable to vision, and therefore to leadership.

The truth is that there are such things as Christian tears, and too few of us ever weep them.