Serving God’s greatest invitations often come in life’s interruptions. (Bob Fetterhoff, retired pastor) Don’t you hate to be interrupted—the phone call during family dinner or the doorbell during the last overtime of a thrilling ball game? If we could look at them as...
Leadership in Action Leadership is action, not position. (Donald H. McGannon, author) Like a good combat officer, effective leaders can’t stay behind their desks all the time. They have to go ahead of the “troops,” leading by example. But movement alone isn’t enough,...
Troubles God sometimes takes us into troubled waters, not to drown us but to cleanse us. (Author unknown) It’s a paradox of Christian teaching, written in different ways. For example, in response to Paul’s prayer for healing, God replied, “My grace is all you need. My...
Consequences When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. (Lois McMaster Bujold, fiction writer) Many of us suffer from short-sightedness. We too often make a decision or take action before we’ve thought of the consequences. Some people...
The Present Sometimes you will not know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. (Dr. Seuss, pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel, author of children’s books) We live such busy lives, filled with urgencies—whether imagined or real—that demand our attention so that...
Impact Life should end with the exclamation, “Wow! What a ride!” (Paraphrase of Hunter S. Thompson, 20th century journalist and author) Thompson said, "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body....
Positivity If we looked for the positive in everything how much better would the view be? (Matt Kowalczyk, athlete) Have you ever noticed that some people walk with their head down as if they were counting the cracks in the sidewalk? Other walkers are always looking...
Faith The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful, and has nobody to thank. (Dante Rossetti, 19th century British poet) It may take more faith to be an atheist than to believe in a personal, almighty God. To the believer it seems really hard to...
Words: Part Two Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. (Robert Fulghum, author) But, they do: words can hurt deeply. Here’s good advice when someone speaks evil of you: Try not to take things personally. Life coaches Marc and Angel...
Words: Part One Words carry weight because they inspire ideas. And ideas can change the world. (Kary Oberbrunner, motivational speaker and author) Words and ideas are two important elements: Words, whether spoken or written, are the most effective way to express...
Attitude It’s the internal attitude of the heart that is essential. (Jesse Deloe, writer, editor) Did you ever hear someone say, “Don’t do what I do; do what I say”? You knew right away, didn’t you, that the person wasn’t living up to his own standards? What we do is...
Winning It is very important who is going to win and of little importance who has won. (Attributed to a Rugby captain; quoted by Stuart Weir, British journalist) Weir continues, “I think he was saying go into the competition and give it 100%, but when it is over, move...