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.

Too 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.

Beware of being a religious poseur, trying to live up to a dramatized version of yourself.

Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way.

A revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again.

Jesus is all we have; he is all we need and all we want. We are shipwrecked on God and stranded on omnipotence!

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.