We are suffering today from a species of Christianity as dry as dust, as cold as ice, as pale as a corpse, and as dead as King Tut. We are suffering not from a lack of correct heads but of consumed hearts.

One hour in heaven, and we shall be ashamed that we ever grumbled.

The early Christians condemned false doctrine in a way that sounds almost unchristian today.

Paul was not ignorant of Satan's devices, but we are not so wise. Among his most successful devices today are these: exalting tolerance above truth; emphasizing the head more than the heart; making size more important than sort; stressing the positive to the neglect of the negative; putting happiness above holiness; majoring on this world instead of the next.

What our Lord said about cross-bearing and obedience is not in fine type. It is in bold print on the face of the contract.

When the Lord's white sheep become dirty gray, all black sheep feel more comfortable.

An old minister explained the smudges on his sermon outlines by saying they were caused by sweat and tears. And without those two marks, a sermon is not a sermon.