“The preacher who jests and jokes with his people all week will soon find that he cannot stand in his pulpit on Sunday with power to reprove, rebuke and exhort. He may be the life of the party but it will be the death of the prophet.” PeopleMayChristianPartyWeekJokesChristian InspirationalProphetSundayPreacherPulpitRebuke Author:Vance Havner
“A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may appear very much alive when they are dead in the sight of the Lord. God knows the difference.” KnowsMenLooksMayChristianDifferencesChurchLordAliveSightChristian InspirationalGod KnowsDead ManLord GodMorticians Author:Vance Havner
“If a tiny spark of God's love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out.... Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter.... Do not give yourself to others so completely that you have nothing left for yourself.” IfsGivingMayInspirationFaithLeftWindQuietChristian InspirationalTinyUselessSparksWithin YouGod's LoveChatter Author:Carlo Borromeo