STOP AND THINK – Will tomorrow’s more satisfy when today’s more hasn’t? (Cal Thomas, columnist and author) More never seems to be enough, does it? Even though we occasionally may “downsize,” disposing of the accumulation of the years, it...
Let me tell you about a football game between the Big Animals and the Little Bugs. As you might expect, at half time the score was 35 to 0, in favor of the Big Animals. After the second half kickoff, the Big Animals had the ball, and they tried a...
STOP AND THINK – The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. (Nelson Mandela, late president of South Africa) We have all fallen at one time or another, not just in losing our balance and...
STOP AND THINK The love of one’s country is a natural thing. But why should love stop at the border? (Inspiration Line) It seems that no matter where you live, you have a great sense of patriotism—love of country. You have a natural...
STOP AND THINK – One can acquire everything in solitude — except character. (Henri Stendahl, 19th century French writer) Is Stendahl’s statement true? Why can’t you develop character when you’re all by yourself? The key word is “develop.”...
STOP AND THINK – That blessed Book, in the days of health, is too often left on the shelf … But sickness often brings it down from the shelf and throws new light on its pages. (J. C. Ryle, 19th century Anglican Bishop) Ryle’s...
STOP AND THINK – Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American essayist) Was Emerson right? Well, perhaps, if you’re an optimist. The positive-thinker sees everyday as ripe...
Have you ever wondered where all the trappings of Christmas come from? What’s the origin of candy canes, poinsettias, and Christmas trees? What about Christmas cards, caroling, and other traditions of the holiday? Our ways of celebrating...
STOP AND THINK – Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man. (Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the USA) Well, did yesterday find you a better person than you were in...
STOP AND THINK – An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. (Bill Vaughan, 20th century American colonist and author) Vaughan’s observation is worth thinking about on...
STOP AND THINK – It wouldn’t be New Year’s if I didn’t have regrets. (William Thomas, journalist) As we begin a new year, it’s a good time to look back over 2013 to discover ways we can do better in the New Year. Almost...
STOP AND THINK – One of the most encouraging things about new years, new weeks, and new days is the word “new.” (Charles Swindoll, American pastor and author) This is the final week of 2013. Soon, we’ll be trying to remember to put “14”...
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