“To be able to
get this award just goes to show that there are so many
people out there that support that notion that when it comes
to a situation between Israelis and Palestinians hope is not
hopeless.”
---Ari Sandel, director of “West Bank Story,” which won best
live action shot at the 2007 Academy Awards
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
---Psalm 122:6
March 2, 2007
“When you
realize you want to spend the rest of your life with
someone, you want the rest of your life to start right now.”
---Billy Crystal in “When Harry Met Sally”
I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine.
---Song of Solomon 6:3
March 3, 2007
“It’s not that
I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
---Albert Einstein
Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not.
---II Timothy 4:2
March 4, 2007
“You can have
brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your
ideas won’t get you anywhere.”
---Lee Iacocca, former chairman, Chrysler Corporation
The right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction.
---Proverbs 18:20“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to
say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
---George Eliot (1819-1880), pen name for Mary Anne Evans,
writer of the Victorian period
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent.
---Proverbs 17:28
March 5, 2007
“Blessed is the
man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us
wordy evidence of the fact.”
---George Eliot (1819-1880), pen name for Mary Anne Evans,
writer of the Victorian period
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent.
---Proverbs 17:28
March 6, 2007
“Most people
never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve
got a second.”
---William James (1842-1910), pioneer psychologist and
philosopher
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They
will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not
grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
---Isaiah 40:31
March 7, 2007
“The more you
say, the less people remember.”
---Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), French Roman Catholic
theologian, poet and writer
A truly wise person uses few words.
---Proverbs 17:27
March 8, 2007
“Big shots are
only little shots who keep shooting.”
---Christopher Morley (1890-1957), American journalist,
author, poet
But Aaron and Moses persisted.
---Exodus 5:3
March 9, 2007
“Christians
must be a forgiving people because we are a forgiven
people.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
---Ephesians 4:32
March 10, 2007
“I cannot
imagine a worse state for anybody to be in than for him or
her to say they do not feel they are sinners. The Holy
Spirit convicts and convinces of sin, and if he has not done
it for you, as you value your own soul, ask him to do it.
Christ came to die for sinners, not for the righteous, and
the first work of the Spirit is to convict of sin, of
righteousness and judgment. We come to Christ for salvation
after the Spirit has convinced us of sin, because the Lord
Jesus Christ is the answer to our need.”
Martin Lloyd-Jones, (1899-1981), physician who became a
preacher, best known in his ministry at Westminster Chapel,
London, England
And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and
of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. The
world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me.
---John 16:9
March 11, 2007
“Surely the
principles as well as the practice of Christianity are
simple, and lead not to meditation only but to action…”
---William Pitt to William Wilberforce, December 2, 1785,
when Pitt was trying to convince Wilberforce to remain in
politics and fight for the abolition of slavery in England
“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the
world---like a city set a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No
one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead a
lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone
in the house.
---Matthew 5:13, 14
March 12, 2007
“A guy who
gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you
what he thinks of you, and two, telling you what he thinks
of himself."
--- Pete Carill, legendary basketball coach, Princeton
University
Whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God.
---I Corinthians 10:31
March 13, 2007
“Life is a
series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of
what we have been, but what we yearn to be.”
---Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955), Spanish philosopher
(10)But whatever I am now it is all because God poured out
his special favor on me---and not without results.
(57) But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
---I Corinthians 15; 10 & 57
March 14, 2007
“Fanaticism
consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten
your aim.”
---George Santayana, (1863-1952), philosopher, poet,
essayist, novelist
Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good; haste makes
mistakes.
---Proverbs 19:2
March 15, 2007
“Coaches who
can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The
ones who win get inside their players and motivate.”
---Vince Lombardi (1913-1970), legendary football coach of
the Green Bay Packers
I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me,
and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me
you can do nothing.
---John 15:5
March 16, 2007
“People in the
same boat should help each other.”
---Chinese proverb
---We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will
also share God’s comfort.
---II Corinthians 1:7
March 17, 2007
“The vision
does not come to the crowd but to the individual. Moses met
God, and then the people followed Moses. No man is prepared
to meet the people until first he has met God. Our Lord
Himself began a busy day in the desert alone at prayer.
Begin your life work, begin your day, with God.”
---Vance Havner, American evangelist
The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went
out alone into the wilderness to pray.
---Mark 1:35
March 18, 2007
“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”
---Amy Carmichael (1867-1951), Christian missionary to India
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…”
---John 3:16
March 19, 2007
“I love to live
on the brink of eternity.”
---David Brainerd (1718-1747), Missionary to the American
Indians, died of tuberculosis at the age of 29
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us run with patience the race that is set before us…”
---Hebrews 12:1
March 20, 2007
“To be a
well-rounded, well-adjusted, well-balanced individual you
must have self-control and enthusiasm. Remember, there is
only one thing in all this world that you hold total control
over and that is your mind.”
---Mack R. Douglass, in Making a Habit of Success
Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right,
and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that
are excellent and worthy of praise.
---Philippians 4:8
March 21, 2007
“The proper
function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste
my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
---Jack London, (1876-1916), American writer, author of over
50 books
For to me, living is for Christ…
---Philippians 1:21
March 22, 2007
“Believe deep
in your heart that you’re destined to do great things.”
---Joe Paterno, football coach, Penn State University
For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to
become like his Son…
---Romans 8:29
March 23, 2007
“It all works
out in the end; if it hasn’t worked out, it’s not the end.”
---unknown
“See, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay
all according to their deeds. (13) I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
---Revelation 22:12-13
March 24, 2007
“So much of
prayer is listening to God that to neglect prayer is to
neglect the voice of God.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
But oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel
would follow me, walking in my paths!
---Psalm 81:13
March 25, 2007
“Your chances
of success are directly proportional to the degree of
pleasure you derive from what you do.”
---Michael Korda, publishing executive
(4) Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your
heart’s desires. (5) Commit everything you do the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
---Psalm 37:4-5
March 26, 2007
“Give me a
place to stand and I will move the earth.”
---Archimedes (287 B.C.-212 B.C.), Greek mathematician,
astronomer, philosopher
Upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of
hell will not conquer it.
---Matthew 16:18
March 27, 2007
“The road to
success is like running up an escalator going down, you need
to keep running, if you walk, you stand still, if you stop
you are going down!”
---Anneloes Zuiderveen, business consultant
Let us run with endurance the race that God has set before
us.
---Hebrews 12:1
March 28, 2007
“Persistence is
simply enjoying the distance between the fulfillment of
God’s promises.”
---Unknown
Abraham waited patiently and he received what God had
promised.
---Hebrews 6:15
March 29, 2007
“Love all God’s
creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love
every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love
the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you
will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you
perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every
day.”
---Fyodor Dostoevsky, (1821-1881), Russian novelist, in The
Brothers Karamazov
(16) God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and
God lives in them. (17) And as we live in God, our love
grows more perfect.
---I John 4: 16-17
March 30, 2007
“Recognize the
dark night for what it is. Be grateful that God is lovingly
drawing you away from every distraction so that you can see
him clearly. Rather than chafing and fighting, become still
and silent.”
---Richard J. Foster, in Celebration of Discipline
(1) I cry out to God without holding back. Oh, that God
would listen to me! (2) When I was in deep trouble, I
searched for the Lord. All night long I pray, with hands
lifted toward heaven, pleading. There can be no joy for me
until he acts. (14) You are the God of miracles and wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
---Psalm 77:1-2, 14
March 31, 2007
“Morale and
attitude are the fundamentals of success.”
---Bud Wilkinson, (1916-1994), football coach, led the
University of Oklahoma to three national championships
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you
live in complete harmony with each other---each with the
attitude of Christ Jesus toward each other.
---Romans 15:5
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