The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.
Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.
Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) was an American photographer. She mastered bringing into focus the simplest of subjects.
Whatever ailment we face, the Word of God is the medicine and the peace of God the cure.
From Romans 8:6: “To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.“
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
If your heart is open, it can never stay unbroken.
You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life.
Jane Seymour (born 1951) is a British actress.
God did not make us perfect Christians in one stroke. He calls us as we are, and only His grace makes us what we are not.
From 1 Corinthians 15:9-10: “For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.
German-born Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident. Many of his writings express the role of Christianity in mankind’s daily lives. He paid the ultimate price for his activism against the Nazi regime during World War II.
Whatever I treasure the most will control my heart. Whatever controls my heart will control my behavior. May God be my treasure. He is big enough.
From Isaiah 40:12, 18: “Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of His hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? To whom, then, will you liken God, or what likeness compare with Him?”
Jonathan Byrd (born 1978) is an American professional golfer. He is known for integrating his Christian faith into his daily life as well as his golf career.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American pastor and social reformer
Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means justice. It means liberty. It means happiness Every color means liberty. Every thread means liberty. Every star and stripe means liberty.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) American composer and conductor
A flag appears ‘mid thunderous cheers, The banner of the Western land. The emblem of the brave and true.
Adrian Cronauer (1938-2018) American radio personality and USAF Sergeant
Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.
George M. Cohen (1878-1942) American playwright, composer, actor, singer
“You’re a Grand Old Flag”
You’re a grand old flag,
You’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You’re the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev’ry heart beats true
‘neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there’s never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.
From 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
John Lancaster Spaulding was an American author and poet. He was a prolific writer about Christian themes and education.
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was a former first lady of the United States during her husband’s tenure as President (1933-1945). Her life was filled with many accomplishments and pursuits outside of her political involvement with her husband: diplomat (United Nations) and activist (human rights).
So let me ask you: When are you going to stand up, to stand alone, to answer the call of God in this hour?
From Colossians 3:2: “Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Advice is more agreeable in the mouth than in the ear.
Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.
Mason Cooley (1927-2002) was an American professor. As an aphorist, he was known for his witty expressions, which articulated accepted truths about life.
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