STOP AND THINK - Within each of us is a hidden store of courage, courage to give us the strength to face any challenge. (Inspiration Line) Probably most people don’t think of themselves as being courageous. We’d rather avoid situations that demand heroic behavior,...
Easter was just last Sunday, and I was once again left trying to grasp the extent of the sacrifice Jesus made as He underwent such a brutal beating and crucifixion. Everything that Jesus did leading up to his death and resurrection was wrapped in the love that He...
STOP AND THINK - Today’s preparation = tomorrow’s performance. (Jim Sheard and Wally Armstrong, golf authors) Whether it’s the game of golf or the game of life, the principle is valid. What you do today has an important bearing on how you will perform tomorrow....
STOP AND THINK - If we want a new world, each of us must start taking responsibility for helping create it. (Rosemary Fillmore Rhea, late religious leader) “The world we are experiencing today is the result of our collective consciousness,” Rhea said. We often...
STOP AND THINK - To speak simply, you must think deeply. (A. E. Wilder-Smith, 20th century British organic chemist) Another scientist, Albert Einstein, said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” In a world as technically complex as ours,...
STOP AND THINK - Make today a day where you take control of the one thing you can control…yourself. (Kary Oberbrunner, author and motivational speaker) Some people seem to be “controllers.” They want to be in charge. No matter what you have planned, they have a better...
STOP AND THINK - Behavior flows out of our belief. (Author unknown) Plato said, “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.” Undoubtedly, there is some truth to that. But how does that knowledge motivate us? What creates or controls...
STOP AND THINK - All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. (Pablo Neruda, Chilean Nobel Prize winner for Literature) It is true that what we are is more important than what we do. We need not only to see our activity but to understand what...
STOP AND THINK - The human heart set on sin is impervious to reason, never mind appeals to fairness. (Eric Metaxas, biographer, author, Christian apologist) Whatever your definition of sin, Metaxas notes a common reaction when someone is confronted with his errors:...
STOP AND THINK - Have a critical eye rather than a critical spirit - It’s an attitude issue. (Tom Roy, former baseball player, coach, and author) It’s important to view things critically, to spot error, notice inaccuracies, and find ways to bring change. It should be...
STOP AND THINK - I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. (Mark Twain, 19th & 20th century American author and humorist) For some of us it seems that it takes forever to make up our mind. Which outfit...
STOP AND THINK - Christians do not hope for something; they hope in someone. (John Stonestreet, Christian apologist) In the western world today is Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a fundamental Christian doctrine. The Bible teaches that if...