Humor – appreciation – encouragement – forgiveness and grace; five words with the power within them to change a life in a redemptive direction.

Sybil’s ride isn’t nearly as well known as Paul Revere’s. However, looking at the two, hers was much more important and effective. Our contributions aren’t made to be recognized but to participate in a greater good.

Everyone has to deal with burdens. How we do it is dependent on how many burdens we’ve shared with others. Give those burdens over to Christ.

Purpose for life must stretch beyond ourselves if it is to keep us going. Jesus said, “The one that loses his life for my sake, find it.”

We may not have sinned a like but we all alike have sinned. Remember the two men praying in the temple, then look carefully at yourself to see which of those men you most resemble.

Nehemiah did a great (huge) work because he kept working for the purpose to which he had set his sights.

Obstacles are not avoidable but we never need face them alone for Christ has promised He will never leave us or forsake us.

There is no substitute for preparation and hard work. One mustn’t attempt to build a life’s superstructure upon a day’s foundation.

When thinking about suffering in this life we must do so with three pre-requisites in mind.  Clarity; faithfulness and patience; these three perspectives can help us better understand suffering in this world.

Giving is a fundamental principle in the scriptures. Giving of one’s money, one’s time, one’s abilities – giving of one’s self, you could say. Always remember that little kindness doesn’t cost us much and they go a long way.

Do you own your possessions? Do your possessions own you? Motives matter. We are not given ownership of these things but rather use of them. For all things belong to God and He is sovereign in all of these things.

Over-protection can be worse for someone than exposure to difficult situations. It can destroy the incentive to do what one can do. to strive for improvement when given the chance. One might just prove themselves capable of rising to the occasion.

He who is lowly, meek and poor is the richest man on earth because he who clings to Christ as the center of his life, lives from gratitude for what he has.

A teeny, tiny leak in the AC unit taught a huge life lesson once. For man to function as he is intended; to fulfill his purpose, he must be diligent, always examining himself for the smallest evidence of sin in his life. Upon finding them he must quickly repent and yield himself once again to the Creator for readjustment.

Children see things differently than grown folks do. We aren’t born with racial prejudice; it’s learned from others. But it doesn’t have to be learned because we can keep the child-like perspective, seeing the mustache rather than the skin color.

As many others have found, in his attempt to discredit the Bible, Lou Wallace discovered God and His plan for life.    

The way in which we define things like “freedom” is telling, for freedom isn’t doing whatever it is we want. Freedom is an environment which enables and encourages choice to be captivated by service. The apostle Paul spoke of being a bond-servant to Christ and in that bondage he found true freedom.

We may hear others use the same terminology that is quite familiar and sound similar to that spoken in Christian circles, BUT, beware! Context can be helpful, focus is important, be sure we are well focused on the carpenter from Galilei.

Little eyes are always watching, little hearts are constantly being imprinted. When we are pressed what is displayed to those littles? When jarred what is it that splashes out of us…Christ’s love or our own selfishness?

Being dreamers, our forefathers accomplished a huge undertaking. But the Apostles – they were dreamers beyond any and the world has never been the same since.