“Spare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.”

We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.

We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.

God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.

We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.

When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.

There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen

I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.

God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.

Whatever you love most, that is your god.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.

A gospel that doesn’t deal with the issues of the day is not the gospel at all.

The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to deserve to live with an all-holy God.

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.

Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you.

Children are the future of our world.

Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?

All men know their children mean more than life.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.

Those who care for the little ones are on God’s side and defeat the culture of waste.