The explanation is that prayer is not primarily God's way of getting things done. It is God's way of giving the church 'on the job training' in overcoming the forces hostile to God.

Satan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying.

Surely that which occupies the total time and energies of heaven must be a fitting pattern for earth.

Intercession is the most unselfish thing anyone can do.

The prayer closet is the arena which produces the overcomer.

God designed the program of prayer as an 'apprenticeship' for eternal sovereignty with Christ.

When a church is truly convinced that prayer is where the action is, that church will so construct its corporate activities that the prayer program will have the highest priority.

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

Why are some things easier to remember the more time has passed since they occurred?

It’s as predictable as the tide and the moon. It ebbs and flows. Death comes and it goes.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

If we cannot envision the world we would like to live in, we cannot work towards its creation. If we cannot place ourselves in it in our imagination, we will not believe it is possible.

Generally speaking, the greater a woman's beauty, the greater her modesty.

When you catch an adjective, kill it.

For the most part, it is really nice when people come up to me, because I do think that people who are awkward relate to me, and that's really nice. It's generally good.

I'm very lucky in that I have a good cosmetic surgeon.

There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.