Quotes from Kenneth W. Osbeck

It is well said that the Bible contains very little humor, but it does have much to say about the importance of genuine joy in the life of each believer.

Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. - Unknown

Zinzendorf has as his life's motto, I have but one passion, and that is He and only He.

Christ did not die merely to display God's love -- He died because God is love. (I John 4:8)

Christians have long realized that the whispered name Jesus can bring comfort and cheer to someone suffering or bereaved, and it can bring joyful hope to the fearful or depressed heart.

Live confidently in the assurance that the One who has directed your steps to this moment of time is worthy of your complete trust for the days ahead.

Negative feelings of hate, anger, and selfishness can destroy the well-being of any individual.

Prayer is releasing the energies of God. For prayer is asking God to do what we cannot do ourselves. - Selected

I would rather have written the hymns of Wesley's than to have the fame of all the kings that ever sat on earth; it is more glorious, it has more power in it.

No one is poor who can by prayer open the storehouse of God. -- Louis Paul Lehman

it was Harriet Stowe's practice to rise at 4:30 each morning to see the coming of the dawn, hear the singing of the birds, and to enjoy the over-shadowing presence of her God.

The heart of the Christian gospel is a person, not a church or a system of doctrinal interpretation.

Living a life without prayer is like building a house without nails. - Unknown

It has often been said that prayer is as basic to spiritual life as breathing is to our natural lives. It is not merely an occasional impulse to which we respond when we are in trouble, prayer is a way of life.