He suggested on many occasions that non-Christians read Streams in the Desert so they might have belief and faith in difficult and lonely moments and thereby overcome their difficulties.
他也一再推薦非基督徒的國人讀「荒漠甘泉」，使人在最艱苦、最孤獨的時刻，堅持信仰，保有信心，最後必能化險為夷，克服困境。