Christmas Is Coming (in three weeks) Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it white. (Bing Crosby, late popular singer) Even Bing Crosby, who introduced the popular song, “White Christmas,” recognized that the...
Jesus Speaks: Highway to Hell Jesus was sent by God over 2,000 years ago to visit earth. What He said was recorded by eyewitnesses in the book of Matthew in the Bible. This is what Jesus said about the road to destruction. “Do to others whatever you would like them...
Hope There is tremendous energy in the present power of a future hope. (Linda Brumbaugh, blog writer) Life often seems dark and foreboding. Whether it’s the failures of the past or today’s discouragements, sometimes it seems that life is overwhelming. When we are in a...
Change If you don't like where you are, change. (Chris Suitt, pastor) Suitt continues: “If you don't like what you have become or where you are at the moment; you don't have to stay there!” Sometimes we find ourselves in unhappy circumstances. If they continue, we...
Lying There is simply no way to undo the mischief a lie can produce. (Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship) After his conversion, Chuck Colson, acknowledged the error of his conduct as a politician and government official and the suffering he had caused others....
Worldview Get correct views of life and learn to see the world in its true light. (Robert E. Lee, Confederate leader) Everyone has what we call a “worldview,” That is, the perspective from which you view life and all that goes on around you.” You might see it as...
Mistakes A life making mistakes is not only honorable, but more useful than a life doing nothing. (George Bernard Shaw, 19th-20th century Irish playwright) Some of us are fearful of making mistakes, knowing all the while that everybody does, and we will again and...
God’s Plan When God wants to play a practical joke on you, He grants your deepest wish. (Cynthia Heiml author, Village Voice) It’s not a joking matter, but Heiml’s point is well-taken. Many of the things we wish for can turn out to be harmful. It’s like a mother...
Conscience Nothing ruins a face so fast as double-dealing. (Jessamyn West, late American author) West continues, “Your face telling one story to the world. Your heart yanking your face to pieces, trying to let the truth be known.” Have you ever found it difficult to...
Thanksgiving Day I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. (Henry David Thoreau. 19th century essayist) “Thank you!” Those are such sweet words to hear when you’ve tried to do something for someone else. We should practice the habit of...
Helping We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. (Ronald Reagan, late US president) There is so much need and so many needy people around the world—and even in our own neighborhoods. When we see those huge numbers of people, we become discouraged and are...
Problems Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems. (Sun Tzu, 5th century BC Chinese philosopher) Another writer put it simply, “Big opportunities arise when big obstacles arise.” Most of us try to avoid difficulties. It’s a natural response but getting in...