STOP AND THINK - Belief isn’t just about being sincere. If you really really believe you can fly, you’ll really really get hurt. (Kevin DeYoung, theologian and author) Many people seem to think that as long as you have faith, you’ll be okay. But, as DeYoung points...
STOP AND THINK - We teach what we know, we reproduce what we are. (Winston Churchill, 20th century British prime minister) Too often teaching is merely the transferring of information. Was Churchill saying that there’s something more to learning than just remembering...
STOP AND THINK - Coaches help others do what they don't want to do in order to achieve what they want to achieve. (Tom Nebel, leadership trainer) Whether it’s in athletics, the arts, or almost any other profession—strenuous exercise and practice in the endeavor are...
STOP AND THINK - The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get. (Hyman Schachtel, 20th century rabbi) Like so many other things in life, it is attitude or perspective that makes the difference. As a child you may have...
STOP AND THINK - Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution. (William A. Foster, U.S. Marine, Medal of Honor winner) Foster is probably thinking of quality as excellence, which...
STOP AND THINK - Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. (C. S. Lewis, 20th century Christian apologist) In a love-saturated society, the real meaning of love is lost. It’s confused with...
STOP AND THINK - True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it [is] lost. (Charles Caleb Colton, 19th century English cleric and writer) Health is a great example of one thing in life that we take for granted until it’s gone. It’s a...
STOP AND THINK - Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. (Robert Louis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish novelist) We’re eager to see results, aren’t we? We impatiently wait to see what we’ve accomplished. But, of course, the...
STOP AND THINK - When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you. (Lao Tzu, 6th century BC Chinese poet and philosopher) It’s hard in today’s culture not to be competitive. Everything seems to be some kind of game....
STOP AND THINK - The right response to [suffering] is not pleasure; it’s holiness. (Paraphrased from political and cultural columnist David Brooks) What’s your first response to pain? How to get rid of it, right? But, if you believe that life is more than just a...
In my last blog, I introduced Nancy Burphy. When I listened to her speak that Sunday, she discussed several “philosophies” that really got me thinking. The first philosophy was about sin. In the end, there is something good about sin, I never really thought about it,...
STOP AND THINK - We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. (Plato, 5th century BC Greek mathematician and philosopher) Do you remember what it was like to be afraid of the dark? You felt a...