A Better Way Love is a better teacher than duty. (Albert Einstein, renowned scientist) You wouldn’t think it would take a great mind, like Einstein’s, to discover this truth. Most parents and teachers know it, too. The truth became clear, probably, after trying it the...
Competition You should only compete with one person: yourself. (Herbert Lui, author) Lui continues: “Life is a competition, but it's not a race against anyone else. Rather, the real journey is only against yourself and unrealized potential.” Most young people who like...
Communication Superficiality is the curse of our age. (Richard Foster, theologian and author) “Hi, how are you?” is a common greeting when friends meet. This is just a thoughtless greeting, and you aren't asking because you really want to know how they are. So, the...
Excuses You will get what you want when you stop making excuses about why you don’t have it. (Source unknown) Excuses come easily, don’t they? We don’t have what we want because we don’t have enough money or time or support, the list is endless. We may claim that...
Courage Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others. (Winston Churchill, late British prime minister) Courage may be demonstrated by a soldier in a dangerous war situation. But it is also a quality that can and should...
Wanting to Be Liked What happens when you are obsessed with getting people to like you? (David Powlison, late counselor and editor) That’s a very important question, and Powlison offers a thought-provoking answer: “You become flirtatious or artificial, a coward or a...
Change You don’t need a new year to make a change. You only need a new day. (Chris Suitt, minister) Do you remember your New Year’s Resolutions? If so, you’re probably one in a million. We easily forget our good intentions, most often in just a few days in January...
Pride Pride is the worst viper in the heart. It is the first sin that ever entered into the universe. (Jonathan Edwards, 18th century American revivalist) What is it that makes us think we have better judgment than someone else? Is it because we’re more informed or...
Becoming #1 The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it’s who you become. (Dallas Willard, retired philosophy professor) When we meet someone new, one of our very first questions often is “And what do you do (for a living)?” It always seems important...
Moving Ahead The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, 19th century physician and poet) We might think more strongly than Holmes about the importance of where you stand, but we can...
Creativity Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous. (Bill Moyers, American journalist) It’s fascinating to watch an artist at work. He or she may be chiseling a piece of what looks like ordinary rock or welding a sheet of metal. Yet the artist sees...
Growth Providence is best seen in retrospect. (James Emory White, pastor and author) Some people see the events of life as just good luck. For the Christian, providence is “God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny.” For almost everyone, life is...