God doesn’t give you what you can handle. He helps you handle what you are given. (Seen on a tee-shirt) You can see strange quotes on tee-shirts, but sometimes there’s some pretty good theology, too. While not an entirely accurate...
Those who trade liberty for security have neither. (John Adams, 2nd president of the United States) In days of turmoil, stress, and fear, people are looking for security. When life and possessions are threatened, some look for a...
A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. (Antoine de Saint Exupery, French writer and poet) We think we know ourselves pretty well until something traumatic happens, and we discover...
In war: resolution; in defeat: defiance; in victory: magnanimity; in peace: good will. (Winston Churchill) The third is probably the more difficult. To be magnanimous (having a courageous and generous spirit) after struggling to overcome a...
Nothing gives one a more spuriously good conscience than keeping rules. (C. S. Lewis, British Christian apologist) It feels good to play by the rules, doesn’t it? Unless, of course, the rules prevent us from doing something we...
Maintaining a complicated life is a great way to avoid changing it. (Elaine St. James, author) Life in the 21st century has become very complex. We talk about simplifying our lives, but we find it difficult to do. We sometimes find...
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all happiness and growth occur while you’re climbing it. (Andy Rooney, late television social commentator) Anticipation is often more gratifying than the realization of a dream, and...
Regard your sickness as a blessing in disguise – a good and not an evil – a friend and not an enemy. (Author Unknown) That’s not easy to do, is it? When we’re sick, weak, and hurting, it’s hard to...
God is more interested in our attitudes than our actions. (Mike Lee, pastor) We often say that actions speak louder than words, and that’s very true. We can tell what a person is thinking by what he does more than just by what casino...
Because faith makes invisible things real and visible things unreal, earthly dissatisfaction becomes the road to heavenly satisfaction. (Joni Eareckson Tada, evangelical author and founder of a compassion ministry) It’s a...
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. (Helen Keller) Many people dream of doing something really great, hoping perhaps for world recognition, to make...
Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I’ll understand! (Chinese proverb) Sounds like a principle right out of a teacher’s manual, doesn’t it? We need instruction and example, but we learn...
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