The disciple is rich not in possessions, but in personal identity.

Temptations in the life of faith are not accidents; each temptation is part of a plan, a step in the progress of faith.

Drudgery is one of the finest touchstones of character there is. Drudgery is work that is very far removed from anything to do with the ideal - the utterly mean grubby things; and when we come in contact with them we know instantly whether or not we are spiritually real.

We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do.

Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything.

We shall find that the spheres God brings us into are not meant to teach us something but to make us something.

We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.