God is not blind; neither is He capricious. For Him there are no accidents. With God there are no cases of chance events.

The more seriously we understand the radical nature of sin, the more it exercises a restraint upon us.

Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God.

The gospel of Jesus Christ must be defended in every generation. It is always the center of attack by the forces of evil.

Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us. As we engage in this communion with God more deeply and come to know the One with whom we are speaking more intimately, that growing knowledge of God reveals to us all the more brilliantly who we are and our need to change in conformity to Him. Prayer changes us profoundly.

The world is filled with God's glory. You can't turn without bumping into it.

The more faithful preachers are to the Word of God in their preaching, the more liable they are to the charge of hypocrisy. Why? Because the more faithful people are to the Word of God the higher the message is that they will preach. The higher the message, the further they will be from obeying themselves.