STOP AND THINK - We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is awaiting us. (Joseph Campbell, American writer and lecturer) Does that mean that we shouldn’t plan? No, Campbell’s statement is an encouragement to think “outside...
We all face choices in life. Some things are easy, while others are hard. Many of the situations we find ourselves in come directly from our choices and sometimes, it’s difficult to take the responsibility. For example, we may choose to eat foods that are unhealthy,...
STOP AND THINK - It is only romance that is blind; love, not all. (Maureen Mullarkey, author) Have you ever said that love is blind? True love according to Mullarkey, however, “is clear-eyed; it has tooth. Love does not blush to admit that among those we are called to...
STOP AND THINK - Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. (Mahatma Gandhi, 20th century nationalist in India) The freedom to make mistakes or to be wrong. Wow, that’s an interesting thought, isn’t it? Gandhi went on to say, “It passes my...
STOP AND THINK - If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm. (Warren Wiersbe, Pastor and author) “What a beautiful rainbow!” we might exclaim when we see that multi-colored arc in the sky. Of course, it’s the result of sunshine breaking through...
STOP AND THINK - A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. (Antoine de Saint Exupery, 20th century French writer) Each day is a new day, isn’t it? We can’t always know what to expect. In that sense, it’s like...
STOP AND THINK - Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. (Inspiration Line) There may be both truth and error in that statement. It is true that striving toward a never-found...
STOP AND THINK - If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path. (Mary Webb, 20th century English romantic novelist and poet) Many people are linear in their approach to life. They are on a straight line to whatever goal they have for the moment, and...
STOP AND THINK - Every day above ground is a good day. (Church signboard) It’s a bit trite, yet there’s something to be said for the simple truth it expresses. If you’re alive, at least there’s some hope for good to happen to you. More important, you can do something...
When hope can be established in someone’s life; whether it is through life saving medicine in a third world country, clean drinking water, relief from a war or simply an encouraging word letting them know you care; it opens the door for God to move. You see, when a...
STOP AND THINK - Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. (Martin Luther King, Jr., 20th century civil rights leader) It’s a simple observation of physics. But when it is applied as a metaphor in life, it remains a simple truth but with powerful...
STOP AND THINK - Who is wise in love, love most, say least. (Lord Alfred Tennyson, 19th century Poet Laureate of Great Britain) Many are the words of love. Gifted artists have given us innumerable songs, poems, and prose tributes to the illusive qualities of love....