Religion I Most men. . . play at religion as they play at games, religion itself being of all games the one most universally played. (A. W. Tozer, author) If religion (a system of beliefs) is only a game, then it probably doesn’t make much difference how we play...
Truth Correct practice flows from correct truth. (Christopher Yuan, author, seminary professor) Yuan continues, “We’re often encouraged in our society to embrace relevance and pragmatism at the expense of truth . . . We must resist the natural impulse to disjoin...
Do Your Best The pursuit of perfection will ultimately limit you [and it] will cost too much. (Craig Groeschel, leadership speaker) Excellence in your work is a worthy goal to pursue, But, as Groeschel suggests, pursuing perfection may be too costly. How? Because in...
Heartily The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is “extra.” (Bear Grylls, TV personality) That’s obvious, isn’t it? But Grylls is speaking about more than spelling or word choice. To achieve more than “the ordinary,” you have to really put in some...
Listen Everyone has something to teach you if you are willing to listen and learn. (Chikamso Efobi, British nature writer) Sometimes we give more credence to people who have letters after their names (Ph.D, M.D, etc.) or to those whose pictures and voices are seen and...
Words We often use the same vocabulary but not the same dictionary. (quoted by John Stonestreet, worldview author) Stonestreet continues, "Ideas are smuggled into our use of language all the time.” That’s the way false “isms” creep into our society. False religions...
A Prayer Lesson Lord, help me to not be a perfectionist...did I spell that correctly? This well-intentioned prayer is a contradiction in itself. How serious are we about our behavioral inconsistencies, whether they’re impatience, perfectionism, a short temper, or one...
Just Do It! You may not do something big, but by doing something, you may make a big difference. (Chris Suitt, pastor) Helen Keller put it this way, "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great...
Courage It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends. (J. K. Rowling, British author) Courage is not the absence of fear. Rather, it’s the strength and willingness to face danger in spite of the fear. Many of...
Inheritance No legacy is so rich as honesty. (William Shakespeare) Financial advisors tell us that we need to plan not only for our future, but for the future of our children and heirs. What kind of legacy will we leave them? They’re usually thinking of wills, trusts,...
Being Nice The world is filled with nice people. If you can’t find one, be one. (Nishan Panwar, writer) When times are tough, some people find it hard to be nice. But, when things improve, and we interact with others, it can bring out the best in others. People...
Love Love is more easily demonstrated than defined. (Church sign board) The word love is bandied around so much that it has lost much of its meaning to most people. “I love my car,” someone might say. Or, “I love ice cream!” Well, we understand what people mean by...