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.
Auschwitz Stands As A Tragic Reminder Of The Terrible Potential Man Has For Violence And Inhumanity.
Traveling Around The World And Preaching For Over 70 Years Did Not Give Much Time For Reflection.
Heaven Gives Us Hope And Makes Our Present Burdens Easier To Bear.
Whenever I Counsel Someone Who Feels Called To Be An Evangelist, I Always Urge Them To Guard Their Time And Not Feel Like They Have To Do Everything.
The Information Highway Intrigues Me Because I Have Always Been A Newshound; I Have Always Been Curious About Why People Believe What They Believe.
The Second Coming Of Christ Will Be So Revolutionary That It Will Change Every Aspect Of Life On This Planet. Disease Will Be Eliminated. Death Will Be Abolished. War Will Be Eradicated. Nature Will Be Transformed.
While I Have Never Learned To Use A Computer, I Am Surrounded By Family And Friends Who Carry Information To Me From Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, And Various Websites.
I Kept A Very Full Diary Of My Relationship With Nixon, For Some Strange Reason, Until He Became President.
I Think Television Has Had A Vast, Unbelievable Impact On Us.
I Think We've Taken The Meaning Of Christmas Out. People Don't Stop And Think About Jesus Or The Birth Of Jesus. When They Think Of Christmas, They Think Of Santa Claus And - For The Children, And They Think Of Giving Gifts And Out-giving The Next Person Of Spending Their Time Looking For The Right Thing For Somebody Who Has Everything.
Racial Prejudice, Anti-semitism, Or Hatred Of Anyone With Different Beliefs Has No Place In The Human Mind Or Heart.
My Wife Has About Everything I Can Think Of.
Racism And Injustice And Violence Sweep Our World, Bringing A Tragic Harvest Of Heartache And Death.
Even Hubble Hasn't Found Yet The End Of This Universe, And We Don't Know That It Has Any End.
I Fell And Broke My Pelvic Bone In Three Places. So, I'm Still Sort Of An Invalid Now.
I'm Grateful For The Evangelical Resurgence We've Seen Across The World In The Last Half-century Or So. It Truly Has Been God's Doing.
Locally, I'll Vote One Way And Nationally, Maybe Another.
My Family Is Very Good About Visiting Me, And Other Friends As Well.
One Of The Things I Miss Most Is That I Can No Longer Read, Due To Age-related Macular Degeneration. I Get Regular Injections For This, And Thankfully These Seem To Have Arrested Its Progress, But It's Still Very Difficult For Me To Read. That Means It Is Hard For Me To Pick Up My Bible And Read It Like I Used To, And I Miss That Very Much.
The Bible Says That As Christians We Don't Grieve The Same Way People Do Who Have No Hope Of Eternity And Of Heaven - But We Still Grieve.
The Oklahoma City Bombing Was Simple Technology, Horribly Used. The Problem Is Not Technology. The Problem Is The Person Or Persons Using It.
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.
Only Those Who Want Everything Done For Them Are Bored.
Many Churches Today Have Special Programs For People Who Are Grieving, And These Can Be Very Helpful.
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.
I Haven't Written My Own Epitaph, And I'm Not Sure I Should. Whatever It Is, I Hope It Will Be Simple, And That It Will Point People Not To Me, But To The One I Served.
I Think Where Political Issues Invade Moral Situations, Spiritual Leaders Have To Speak Out.
God Never Meant That People Were To Wear Clothes. He Meant We Were To Be Nude. But We Were In A State Of Innocence. Then Sin Came Into The Human Race And Became A Blood Poisoning.
Certainly A Woman Should Never Disguise The Fact That She Is A Woman. A Woman's Body Is Very Beautiful.
The Thing That Alarms Me Is That There Are So Many Clergymen Who Say That The So-called 'New Morality' Is All Right. They Say We're Living In A New Generation; Let's Be Relevant, Let's Change God's Law. Let's Say That Adultery Is All Right Under Certain Circumstances; Fornication's All Right Under Certain Circumstances. If It's 'Meaningful.'
I Think About My Own Sons And My Own Daughters, And I'm Sure That Many Parents Are Concerned About What Their Children Are Exposed To.
God's Angels Often Protect His Servants From Potential Enemies.
Once You've Lost Your Privacy, You Realize You've Lost An Extremely Valuable Thing.
The Most Eloquent Prayer Is The Prayer Through Hands That Heal And Bless.
Even The Securest Financial Plan And The Finest Health Coverage Aren't Enough To Hold Us Steady When The Challenges Come... We Need Something More, Something Deeper And Unshakeable, Something That Will See Us Through Life's Hard Times.
Occasionally I've Seen Children Become Heavy-handed And Insensitive When Dealing With Their Aging Parents, And It Only Caused Resentment And Hard Feelings.
Let Me Ask You A Question: If You Never Ate A Balanced Diet, What Would Happen To Your Body? You Know The Answer: Eventually You'd Grow Weak; You Might Even Open Yourself To Serious Illness Or Disease. We All Need A Balanced Diet If We Are To Stay Healthy.
Every Day Is A Gift From God, No Matter How Old We Are.
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.
I've Read The Last Page Of The Bible. It's All Going To Turn Out All Right.
Believers, Look Up - Take Courage. The Angels Are Nearer Than You Think.
Sincere Christians Can Disagree About The Details Of Scripture And Theology - Absolutely.
Evangelicals Can't Be Closely Identified With Any Particular Party Or Person. We Have To Stand In The Middle, To Preach To All The People, Right And Left.
It Is Not The Body's Posture, But The Heart's Attitude That Counts When We Pray.
Prayer Is Simply A Two-way Conversation Between You And God.
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.
'Suffering Should Not Make Us Bitter People,' My Mother Once Said, 'It Should Make Us Better Comforters.' Young People Need To Hear This From Those Who Have Walked Before Them, Because Someday They'll Be Walking Those Same Steps, But There May Not Be Anyone Following Behind.
The Wonderful News Is That Our Lord Is A God Of Mercy, And He Responds To Repentance.