You don't build endurance on the path of least resistance. (Christine Caine, motivational speaker and author) When things get tough on the road to achievement, it’s easy to slow down or stop. No one enjoys hardship and work that becomes drudgery. As football coach...
It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. (Mahatma Gandhi, 19th-20th century India national independence leader) Whether it is in moments of extreme ecstasy or deep distress that you cannot express yourself in clear, meaningful...
Reconciliation is forgiveness in action. (Sue Knight, pastor’s wife) Do you have a broken relationship that needs to be restored? Has someone hurt you and you just can’t get over it? Do you find it hard to forgive and forget or forgive and move on, as some might...
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. (Soren Kierkegaard, 19th century Danish philosopher) Many have quoted Kierkegaard, and we all can recognize the truth of what he wrote. Life is often bewildering, and we struggle many times to...
You can get everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want. (Zig Ziglar, late motivational speaker) Is Ziglar’s comment paradoxical? How can I achieve my goals if I’m helping others achieve theirs? First, it’s always good to be...
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul. (Democritus, 5th century BC ancient Greek philosopher) The way modern Americans accumulate things—have you seen hoarders on TV?—you would think that we have proved Democritus wrong. It...
Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain. (Chris Karcher, author) It’s often true in business ventures, and maybe in personal planning as well, that we ask, What is to be gained in this project? Will there be money? How...
True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice. (Martin Luther King, Jr) Although we may have differences with other people—even pretty strong disagreements—many of us are happy just to avoid those people or have as little to do with...
Fear always thinks of what you stand to lose rather than what you stand to gain. (Mike Silliman, pastor) When making decisions about future endeavors, what is it that either keeps us from stepping out or urges us to move forward? Do we think more about the potential...
Building bridges to the future does not imply burning bridges with the past. (Tom Julien, author, cross-cultural teacher) Sometimes when we make our plans for the future, we may disregard the associations and accomplishments of the past. We are so eager to move...
If God is not first in our thoughts in the morning, He will be in the last place the remainder of the day. (E. M. Bounds, 19th & 20th century American clergyman and attorney) Many people find it helpful to pray, and those that do often find it most effective to...
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. (George Washington, first president of the United States) February seems to be U.S. presidents’ month. Today is the...