
James Michener (1907-1997)
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

If we are serious about helping our children move toward warmth and light and love, we need to light their footsteps on just such a positive path.
Every person needs the blessing to feel truly loved and secure about himself or herself.

To get the most out of our time in God’s Word, we first need to prepare our heart.
From 1 Samuel 3:10: “Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.'”

There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.
From Psalm 100:4-5: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”

Infectiously joyful believers have no trouble convincing people around them that Christianity is real and that Christ can transform a life.
From Philippians 4:4-5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”

This quotations series will focus on four significant U.S. Army generals from World War II. Each man contributed mightily to the overall success of the Allies war effort. This outstanding quartet will feature: George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and Omar Bradley. Postings will include two of these gentlemen at a time.
When a thing is done, it’s done. Don’t look back. Look forward to your next objective.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

You can talk to God because God listens . . . intently, carefully.
From Psalm 142:1: “With my voice I cry to the Lord; with my voice I make supplication to the Lord.”

You must love in order to survive.
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.

The life we create is useful to God only if it is consistent with Jesus Christ’s foundation.
From 1 Corinthians 3:10-11: “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.”

Though I have walked with God for several decades, I must confess I still find much about Him incomprehensible and mysterious. But this much I know: He delights in surprising us. He dots our pilgrimage from earth to heaven with amazing serendipities.
From Psalm 145:16: “You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.”