Real revival does not begin with joyous singing. It begins with conviction and repentance on the part of Christians.

To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements.

People get so used to the dark that they think it is growing brighter.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave-with both ends kicked out.

I'm convinced that a large percentage of people that we call worldly Christians are perhaps not Christian to begin with and that may be the trouble.

A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may appear very much alive when they are dead in the sight of the Lord. God knows the difference.