The first step towards the evangelizing of the world is the christianizing of the church.

No amount of facts in his head can compensate for the lack of fire on his lips.

A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd.

A deep and sober concern to please God is the rarest of rarities.

A wife who is 85 percent faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.

A picture of Christ was hung in the back of a pulpit. When the minister rose to speak one Sunday morning, a little boy asked his mother, 'Mother, who is that man who stands so we can't see Jesus?'

I would say to today's young minister, 'Be not afraid to give much time to solitary walks and meditation'.