Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
I used to read five psalms every day – that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone – except God.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.
Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.
Once you’ve lost your privacy, you realize you’ve lost an extremely valuable thing.
God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.’
The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.
Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.
You’re born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there’s a loophole.
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‘Lord, remember me.’
Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.
Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.
The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?
God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.
If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
Death wasn’t part of God’s original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy – the last enemy to be destroyed.
A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.
What really matters is how God sees me. He isn’t concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man’s soul.
I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don’t think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.
The word ‘romance,’ according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact – men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
There’s a great deal to say in the Bible about the signs we’re to watch for, and when these signs all converge at one place we can be sure that we’re close to the end of the age.
The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.
The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.
Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.
I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.
When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
Every human being is under construction from conception to death.
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could’ve done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it’s best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of ‘easy believism.’ There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.
Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.
Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.
I can’t prove it scientifically, that there’s a God, but I believe.
Everywhere I go I find that people… both leaders and individuals… are asking one basic question, ‘Is there any hope for the future?’ My answer is the same, ‘Yes, through Jesus Christ.’
I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.
God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.
No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.
