Listening = Loving

"Let me be blunt: to stop listening is to stop loving. Love is not about what you don’t do; it’s about your movement toward someone. The opposite of love is not hatred; it’s apathy." ~ Gary Thomas (Sacred Parenting)

Follow the Evidence

"The evidence for our Lord's resurrection is not merely the New Testament account of it. The best evidence for the resurrection is that there is a New Testament, that there was a community to produce it, that there was a faith to produce the community, and men and women to preach that faith." ~ Maurice

The Joyful News

"The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice." ~ Henry Knox Sherrill

Self-Denial Anyone?

"Today’s culture knows little of voluntary self-denial. We have grown to love ourselves too much and to enjoy the comfort of self at ease." ~ Duarte

The Second Mile

In the realm of personal relationships and spiritual adjustments the philosophy of the "second mile" is particularly effective. It is amazing how quickly hard hearts are softened, strained feelings are alleviated, and misunderstandings dissolved when one persists in going the "second mile." ~ E. S. Mann (The Things That Count)

Prayer

“Prayer is grounded in the conviction that God speaks as we listen, God gives as we receive, God leads as we follow and God acts as we respond.” ~ Pasquarello

We All Die...So Every Year You Live...

‎"Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture." ~ J.C. Ryle

Who Are You in a Crisis?

"Trust entirely in God, and when He brings you to the venture, see that you take it. We act like pagans in a crisis; only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the character of God." ~ Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest)

Be Positive

"Enthusiasm is contagious. It's difficult to remain neutral or indifferent in the presence of a positive thinker." ~ Denis Waitley 

Being An Example Worth Following

"Growing in godliness is not about trying to achieve heaven but rather about leaving an authentic example for others to follow—beginning with our children." ~ Gary Thomas (Sacred Parenting)

Needed: Rich Prayer Life

‎"It is an indubitable fact that the deeper and richer our prayer life becomes, the less are we misled by appearances and professions, and the clearer becomes our insight into the hidden soul of the man before us.” ~ H.A. Walter

Children Teach Us

"In many ways, kids become indicators for us, making clear the places where we’ve gravitated toward extremes. We see our sharp edges, our weaknesses, and the convincing evidence that we are not yet fully rounded people. Children come along and point out where we need more work. They unmask our prejudices and uncover our most glaring weaknesses, the areas where we find it most difficult to love, accept, and forgive." ~ Gary Thomas (Sacred Parenting)

Let HIM Change You

“It is in the moments when we embrace the downward turns in marriage that God gives us the marriages we had dreamed of; not because he has changed our spouses, but because we are allowing him to change us.” ~ Justin and Trisha Davis (Beyond Ordinary)

What Does Trouble Do to You?

"I can let troubles make me bitter and angry. Or I can let the pain make me more sympathetic to others." ~ Rob L. Staples