Before trying to keep up with the Joneses, be sure they’re not trying to keep up with you. (Erma Bombeck, late humorist) Keeping up with the Joneses is like a game, isn’t it? It doesn’t often work, and even when it does, it rarely...
Faith is a living and unshakable confidence; a belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. (Martin Luther) The important thing about faith is not how much you have or how often you claim it. The critical issue is...
He who holds his tongue is wise. (The Bible) We would all agree, no doubt, that this is easier said than done. How often have you wished you hadn’t said something? Or, at least you hadn’t said it in anger or accusation? The man or woman who can...
Every job is a self portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. (Anonymous) The old proverb says, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” Whatever we set our hand to do should be worthy of our best effort. The...
Remember always that your work or ministry or position dare never keep you from your family. If you fail them, you fail your greatest responsibility—and you are a failure in life. (Ted W. Engstrom) Rather strong words, aren’t they? Yet, as...
If you haven’t got charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. (Bob Hope, late comedian) Heart disease may be the number one killer today. People die of heart attacks, heart failure, and clogged arteries that hinder...
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein, late renowned physicist) It’s a matter of perspective, isn’t it? Does the dawn inspire you with its...
A joy that is shared is a joy that is doubled. (Professor John Roy) It’s much more fun to share your good fortune with someone else than to enjoy it alone, isn’t it? Whether it’s a good report from a doctor, an unexpected gift, a tax...
The real democratic . . . idea is not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him [to be], without hindrance. (Henry Ward Beecher, 19th century social reformer) “All men...
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. (Mark Twain) There are a lot of wrinkle-removing products offered in magazine ads and on TV commercials. Do you suppose you can really reverse the aging process with some cream or oil?...
We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. (John Maxwell, leadership speaker and author) As we grow older, we begin to think more and more about how much longer we might have to live. It’s...
When love is felt, the message is heard. (Jim Vaus, converted gangster) Bad news and corrections are very difficult to deliver. But even difficult words, spoken in love, can be received well and appreciated., even life-changing. Theodore...
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