STOP AND THINK – What matters is whether you are being faithful, not whether you are being successful. (James Emery White, pastor, professor, and author) Success may mean a lot of different things to different people—the accumulation of...
STOP AND THINK – Too great length and too great brevity of discourse tend to obscurity. (Blaise Pascal, 17th century French scientist, writer, and philosopher) To paraphrase Pascal, “If you want people to remember what you say, don’t talk...
STOP AND THINK – Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow up. (Tryon Edwards, 19th century theologian and publisher) Have you ever seen a young adult who thinks and acts...
STOP AND THINK – Never fear dying … Fear living—that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo. (C. H. Spurgeon, 19th century British “Prince of Preachers”) We fear death because we don’t know what...
STOP AND THINK – Stop judging others and offer grace instead. Remember, judgment is simply seeing yourself as superior. Stop it in its tracks. (Gail Rodgers, freelance writer) It’s seems to be part of our human nature to be critical. We...
STOP AND THINK – Does something seem terribly important to you today? Extremely, vitally serious? Almost to the point of distraction? (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) There are times, aren’t there, when we really feel pressured because...
STOP AND THINK – It is not the facts which divide men but the interpretation of the facts. (Aristotle, 4th century BC Greek philosopher) Facts are universal—true everywhere and all the time. When men disagree about one thing or another—the...
STOP AND THINK – Total peace will only come from total commitment. (Robert Schuller, late preacher and author) Few of us have probably ever experienced total peace. Peace is more than just the absence of turmoil. It is a sense of security...
STOP AND THINK – The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. (Dorothy Parker, 20th century American writer and satirist) Children sometimes say, “I’m bored; I can’t find anything to do.” It’s the wise parent who tries...
STOP AND THINK – Individual prominence is secondary to helping the community. (Opinion survey of Millennials) Each generation of young people seems to develop characteristics that separate them from other generations; they become unique in...
STOP AND THINK – Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness and so on. (The 14th Dalai Lama, Thai Buddhist spiritual leader) Many people think that happiness is to be...
STOP AND THINK – Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves. (Blaise Pascal, 17th century French scientist and Christian philosopher) We seem to be...
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