Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.

God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness.

Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.

The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.

There are three great truths, 1st, That there is a God; 2nd, That He has spoken to us in the Bible; 3rd, That He means what He says.

When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.

When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God and I must learn before I leave England to move men through God by prayer alone.

Dream a dream so big that unless God intervenes it will fail.

I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me.

There are three stages in the work of God: impossible, difficult,done.

God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

Happiness is never grand.

I've always felt that any establishment that doesn't welcome me with open arms doesn't deserve my patronage.

The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects.

The true poet is a friendly man. He takes to his arms even cold and inanimate things, and rejoices in his heart.

The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind.

When PLO sniper fire is followed by 14 hours of Israeli bombardment, that's stretching the definition of defensive action too far.

Of all the issues we are concerned with at present, the most basic issue, in my estimation, is that of human-earth relations.