People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.

O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do.

[Our] plan is to follow the example of the prophets and the ancient fathers of the church, and to compose psalms...so that the Word of God may be among the people also in the form of music.

Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a begging.

Heaven and earth, all the emperors, kings, and princes of the world, could not raise a fit dwelling-place for God; yet, in a weak human soul, that keeps His Word, He willingly resides.

Of whom shall I be afraid? One with God is a majority.

You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it.