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...
Work Hard Getting the most with the least amount of effort has become the American motto of choice. (William E. Brown, college executive and author) If Brown is right, what an indictment of modern America! The United States of America has been known for its fighting...
Gentleness Be ruthless with ideas and gentle with people. (Robert Sirico, founder of Acton Institute) Sirico’s counsel is really needed today. Conflicting ideas ought to be studied, proclaimed, and debated with energy and confidence. But when that zealous ardor turns...
Faith Faith is not logical. But it isn't illogical either. (Mark Batterson, author) Batterson adds, “[Faith] does not ignore reality; it just adds God into the equation . . . it simply refuses to limit God to the logical constraints of the left brain.” We all exercise...
Ignorance How great must be the guilt and how awful must be the punishment of voluntary ignorance. (William Wilberforce, 18th-19th century British member of Parliament) Being illiterate or ignorant is no sin if one has not had an opportunity to learn. But, to “ignore”...