It is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
Vance HavnerProgress is a farce because man's head and hand have created wonders that stun the imagination, but his heart does not keep step and his morals undo all that his mind has wrought.
Vance HavnerSimply wait upon Him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.
Vance HavnerToo much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction and therefore no conversion. I am thinking not only of the ministry of reproof and rebuke but also of the message of inspiration, of encouragement, of comfort. People go out of church at noon with the depths unstirred, the heart untouched, the conscience unpricked.
Vance Havner