Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.

At every step of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian discipleship, pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend.

Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless.

The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement.

Nothing is more important for mature Christian discipleship than a fresh, clear, true vision of the authentic Jesus.

Christians who neglect the Bible simply do not mature.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Scripture a Christian life is impossible.

Our Christian life began not with our decision to follow Christ but with God's call to us to do so.

The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.