Only the sinner has a right to preach.

Only the sinner has a right to preach.

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Beware of the man of one book.

Beware of the man of one book.

When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.

When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.

I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.

I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, read more

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.

Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.

In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is read more

In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.