“The difference
between stupidity and genius is there are limits to genius.”
---Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone despises a
mocker.
---Proverbs 24:9
April 2, 2006
“That which is
essential is invisible to the eye.”
---Antoine De Saint Exupery (1900-1944), French poet and
aviator, author of The Little Prince
What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we
hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we
cannot yet see.
---Hebrews 11:1
April 3, 2006
“The
alternative to discipline is disaster.”
---Vance Havner (1901-1986) evangelist and author
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest,
when I have preached to others, I myself should become
disqualified.
---I Corinthians 9:27
April 4, 2006
“Prayer
connects us with God’s limitless potential.”
---Henry Blackaby, Christian author and speaker
If my people who are called by my name shall humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their
wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and forgive their
sins and heal their land.
---II Chronicles 7:14
April 5, 2006
“Great hearts
can only be made through great troubles.”
---C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), English Baptist preacher
For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance
has a chance to grow.
---James 1:3
April 6, 2006
"Reputation is
what people think you are. Character is what you are when no
one else is around. That’s why God tests character.”
---Steve Farrar, in Tempered Steel
Remember how the Lord your God led you through the
wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing
you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not
you would obey his commands.
---Deuteronomy 8:2
April 7, 2006
“It is often in
the aloneness of the heart that one finds the sweetest
fellowship with the Lord.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out
to an isolated place to pray.
---Mark 1:35
April 8, 2006
“We are never
really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others.”
---Helen Keller (1880-1968), American writer and advocate
for the deaf and blind
You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all
our troubles.
---II Corinthians 7:4
April 9, 2006
“I always knew
growing up that if I ever got in real trouble, I could
depend on my older brothers to stand with me. I’m far from
perfect; and I’ve never been disappointed in my brothers.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
A brother is born to help in time of need.
---Proverbs 17:17
April 10, 2006
“Setting a goal
is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about
achieving it and staying with that plan.”
---Tom Landry (1924-2000, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys
from 1960-1988 and winner of two Super bowl titles and five
divisional titles)
This is the plan I follow, too. I try to please everyone in
everything I do. I don’t just do what I like or what is best
for me, but what is best for them so they may be saved.
---II Corinthians 10:33
April 11, 2006
“The blessing
of a happy marriage is a blessing that blesses an entire
family and through them, potentially, an entire generation.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing
within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young
olive trees as they sit around your table. That is the
Lord’s blessing for those who fear him.
---Psalm 128:3-4
April 12, 2006
“Too often we
underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of
caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life
around.”
---Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998), American writer and educator
How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again.
I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t
have the chance to help me.
---Philippians 4:10
April 13, 2006
“The first duty
of love is to listen.”
---Paul Tillich (1886-1965, German-American theologian and
Christian existentialist philosopher)
O my darling, lingering in the gardens, your companions are
fortunate to hear your voice. Let me hear it, too!
---Song of Songs 8:13
April 14, 2006
“Christ endured
the darkness so that we might enjoy the light.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the thick
veil hanging in the Temple was torn apart. Then Jesus
shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands.”
---Luke 23:45-46
April 15, 2006
“The difference
between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every
time congress meets.”
---Will Rogers (1879-1935), American humorist
Give to Caesar what belongs to him. But everything that
belongs to God must be given to God.
---Matthew 22:21
April 16, 2006
“The most
powerful reason for believing in life after death is the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
---Billy Graham (November 7, 1918- ) American evangelist
And if we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the
most miserable people in the world. But the fact is that
Christ has been raised from the dead. He has become the
first of a great harvest of those who will be raised to life
again.
---I Corinthians 15:19-20
April 17, 2006
“We can never
expect to be quite free from doubters in the church, since
even in the presence of the newly risen Christ, ‘some
doubted.’”
---Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist preacher
Then he (Jesus) said to Thomas, “Don’t be faithless any
longer. Believe!”
---John 20:27
April 18, 2006
“Every man is
born into the world to do something unique and something
distinctive, and if he or she does not do it, it will never
be done.”
---Benjamin Mays (1894-1984), American educator
In his grace God has given us different gifts for doing
certain things well.
---Romans 12:6
April 19, 2006
“Hold fast the
time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute!
Unregarded it slips away like a lizard, smooth, slippery,
faithless. Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and
meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true
and due fulfillment.”
---Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist and essayist
Don’t let people waste time in speculation over myths and
spiritual pedigrees… (Some) have turned away…and spend their
time arguing and talking foolishness.”
---I Timothy 1:4, 6
April 20, 2006
“Make no
judgments where you have no compassion.”
---Anne McCaffrey, writer
Stop judging others and you will not be judged. For others
will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use
in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are
judged.
---Matthew 7:1-2.
April 21, 2006
“I learned a
long time ago life isn’t fair…you forge ahead.”
---Dana Reeve (1961-2006), widow of actor Christopher Reeve,
Dana died of lung cancer at age 44.
He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.
---Matthew 5:45
April 22, 2006
“If there is no
struggle, there is no progress.”
---Frederick Douglass (1817-1895), American abolitionist and
writer
Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not.
---II Timothy 4:2
April 23, 2006
“If you are
going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater
price.”
---Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994), Football coach of Oklahoma
University from 1947-1963, who led the Sooners to three
national championships, 47 consecutive wins (from
1953-1957), and a winning percentage of .826.
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it is
painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of
right living for those who are trained in this way.
---Hebrews 12:11
April 24, 2006
“Being busy, in
and of itself, is not a sin. But being busy in an endless
pursuit of things that leave us empty and hollow and broken
inside—that cannot be pleasing to God.”
---Max Lucado, minister and author
Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.
---Romans 12; 11, The Message
April 25, 2006
“Thou shalt not
be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all,
thou shalt not be a bystander.”
---Quote in the Holocaust Museum, Washington D.C.
Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as
they stagger to their death. Don’t excuse yourself by
saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all
hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you
knew.
---Proverbs 24: 11-12
April 26, 2006
“The greatest
good you can do for another is not just to share your
riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
---Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman and
writer
For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then
bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase
your resources and then produce a great harvest of
generosity in you.
II Corinthians 9:10
April 27, 2006
“I consciously
memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league
threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then I’d pick up the
speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and
knew how it would move once it crossed the plate.”
---Stan Musial (1920--), baseball Hall of Famer, explaining
why he was so successful as a batter in his 22 years in
professional baseball, all of which were with the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity.
Proverbs 21:5
April 28, 2006
“No matter how
badly we have failed, we can always get up and begin again.
Our God is the God of new beginnings.”
---Warren Wiersbe, former pastor of Moody Bible Church and
popular Christian author
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
---Galatians 6:9
April 29, 2006
“Man is the
only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps
in it.”
---John Steinbeck (1902-1968) famous American writer in his
book Sweet Thursday.
The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights
in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they
will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.
---Proverbs 37:23-24
April 30, 2006
“There is no
more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one
thing before a man’s face and another behind his back.”
---Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), American soldier and General
of the Army of the Confederate States
Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.
---I Peter 2:1
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