February 7, 2010

Thought for the Day – Psalm 111:2 on Pondering

God’s works are so great, worth a lifetime of study—endless enjoyment!”Psalm 111:2 (The Message) When I was in college, the idea of “study” was not something I put high on my list of enjoyable activities. Yet, the Hebrew word ...

February 6, 2010

Thought for the Day – L. Tomlin on Slowing Down

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.”– Lily Tomlin Is it just me or do people seem to be more anxious than they used to be? Maybe it’s the result of recession fatigue. A sales friend of mine recently told ...

February 5, 2010

Thought for the Day – C.S. Lewis on God’s presence

We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” – C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis reminds us that there are two ways in which we can approach ...

February 4, 2010

Thought for the Day – G. Konrad on Courage

Courage is only an accumulation of small steps.”– George Konrad When confronted with danger, we tend toward one of three responses: fight, flight or freeze. The same responses apply to benign but overwhelming situations as well. Whether we need ...

February 3, 2010

Thought for the Day – J.B. Philips on Vision

The real danger for professing Christians lies not in the more glaring and grosser temptations and sins, but in a slow deterioration of vision, a slow death to daring, courage, and a willingness to adventure.”– J.B. Phillips You’ve heard ...

February 2, 2010

Thought for the Day – H. Keller on Optimism

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.”– Helen Keller Put anyone else’s name behind this quote and it would be just another flowery motivational sentiment. Yet Helen Keller stands as a testament to personal achievement. Few of us ...

February 1, 2010

Thought for the Day – G. MacDonald on Failure

Failure is a master teacher if it has a willing student.”– Gordon MacDonald Attempting anything new, anything worthwhile, involves failure. Toddlers, for instance, don’t learn to walk without falling—a lot. As children, we didn’t even think of these setbacks ...

January 31, 2010

Thought for the Day – Psalm 29:11 on Peace

God makes his people strong. God gives his people peace.– Psalm 29:11 (The Message) Have you ever been mesmerized by a sudden storm? The sky dark as night. Strong winds shaking houses, breaking trees. Blinding bolts of lightning. Deafening ...

January 30, 2010

Thought for the Day – J. Winters on Success

I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”– Jonathan Winters The movie Poltergeist tells the story about a family coping with a haunted house. In one scene the mother, hearing her children screaming from their bedroom, ...

January 28, 2010

Thought for the Day – W. Whitman

In the faces of men and women, I see God.”– Walt Whitman Oh, how often I’ve thought about having a face-to-face with God! There’s so much I want to ask and need to learn. Yet, when I ponder Whitman’s ...

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