I wouldn't cross the street to hear Ingersoll preach on the mistakes of Moses, but I'd love to hear Moses preach on the mistakes of Ingersoll!

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

Most people would not want to live where there are no churches but many people live as though there were no churches.

The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.

I can conceive of no greater, more romantic and interesting adventure than to undertake to live like Jesus in this complicated day.

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.

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.