Thought for the Day – Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”– Psalm 119:105 (NIV) Recently a friend of mine told me that what he needed most right now was a roadmap. Not for the road, but ...
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Thought for the Day – Psalm 5:3 on Expectation
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.”-Psalm 5:3 It is right to wait expectantly on God when we pray. So often, however, our prayers ...
Thought for the Day – Thomas Merton on Purpose
If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for, in detail, and ask me ...
Thought for the Day – Luke 13:33 on Determination
I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day.”– Luke 13:33 (NIV) The Pharisees and Jesus were almost like oil and water. You don’t have to read the Gospels for long to pick up on the tension ...
Thought for the Day – 1 Peter 4:12 on Trials
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.”– 1 Peter 4:12 (NIV) “It’s not fair.” That’s the refrain parents often hear from their children when a ...
Thought for the Day – Aristotle on Self-Discipline
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.”– Aristotle Earlier this week, Cameron Douglas, 31 year-old son of Academy Award winning actor Michael Douglas, was sentenced ...
Thought for the Day – Max De Pree on Questions
We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.”– Max De Pree I have to admit, although I’m not a big fan of television series in general, I’m hooked on ABC’s ...
Thought for the Day – Mark Twain on Clothing
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”– Mark Twain Earlier this week my wife and a few of her friends enjoyed an evening together at a fashion party, each dressing according to their ...
Thought for the Day – Soren Kierkegaard on Being Misunderstood
People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.”– Soren Kierkegaard A client of mine many years ago was the CEO of a software start-up. Brilliant beyond belief, this CEO would ...
Thought for the Day – Psalm 105:4 on Strength
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.”– Psalm 105:4 I recently saw a old photo of me as a young boy, probably about five years of age, standing next to my father. What caught my ...
