“The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.”

Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord.

Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.

My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.

Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.

Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.

Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.

There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.

If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.

We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.

Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.

A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.

The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.

God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.

Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.

Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.

You cannot build a superstructure on a cracked foundation.

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.

I built you a whole city in my heart.

Our Faith must be tested. God builds no ships but what He sends to sea.

You don’t build wealth with credit card rewards and airline miles. You can’t beat the credit card companies at their own game.

It’s a compulsive need to wreck everything. You might notice there’s a pattern of stripping down and building back up again throughout my life. But I guess that’s how some of us conduct our lives.