April 27, 2015
STOP AND THINK – Education in itself without moral correction does little except to produce clever sinners. (Melvin Tinker, the vicar of St John’s in Newland, Australia) Education is extremely important, of course, but as Martin...
April 26, 2015
STOP AND THINK – Take the risk of thinking for yourself—much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way. (Christopher Hitchens, English author and journalist) Is it really a risk to think for yourself? Maybe we are...
April 25, 2015
STOP AND THINK – We are masters of unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. (Winston Churchill) Sometimes we make great speeches in our minds. We know just what we’d say if certain occasions came for us to speak; we have just the...
April 24, 2015
STOP AND THINK – It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. (John Wooden, renowned coach) Probably no one really thinks they know it all, but some people act like they do. Even the most learned person can and must continue...
April 23, 2015
STOP AND THINK – A pure theology and a loose morality will never mix. (C. H. Spurgeon, 19th century British preacher) People of religion can talk all they want about theology or doctrine, but what they really believe will be demonstrated by...
April 22, 2015
STOP AND THINK – You’ll probably end up behaving like your friends behave … and if that’s a scary thought, it’s time to make a new set of friends. (Inspiration Line) When you hang out with the same people over a period of time, you begin to...
April 21, 2015
STOP AND THINK – God has not called us to see through each other but to see each other through. (Jess Moody, 20th century pastor) Sometimes we think we can “see through” someone, that is, by noting their words and actions, we think we can...
April 20, 2015
STOP AND THINK – One kind word can warm three winter months. (Japanese Proverb) We all know what it’s like when someone encourages us. We can bask in that kind word for a long time. It’s a great joy, then, when we do the same favor for...
April 19, 2015
STOP AND THINK – I have never known a person who was critical of most things and sad about many things who was generous. (Kent Wilson) Is Wilson’s observation true? Think of the generous people you’ve known. Were they often critical and sad...
April 18, 2015
STOP AND THINK – No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally—and often far more—worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond. (C. S. Lewis, 20th century British fantasy author) Parents and grandparents often take...
April 17, 2015
STOP AND THINK – Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. (Nora Roberts, American bestselling novelist) Everyone realizes that a good magician has to study, practice...
April 16, 2015
STOP AND THINK – True heroism…is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. (Arthur Ashe, late No. 1 professional tennis player) Courage may be the primary characteristic of a hero...