"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein (renowned physicist)… Read the rest
New Year’s Wisdom from C.S. Lewis
Never Say Die!
Are you feeling a bit discouraged or down? Do you feel like quitting or giving up? We've all been there at one time or another. Today I was searching through some old quotes and came upon this true story. Hopefully, it will encourage you today … to never say die.… Read the rest
Family Life
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”
God’s Purposes
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.… Read the rest
Reflections on Life and Aging (Pt.2)
Some quotes and thoughts worth thinking about:
- "The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible – and achieve it, generation after generation." Pearl S. Buck
- "Life is an exciting business and most exciting when lived for others."
Reflections on Life and Aging (Pt.1)
Some quotes and thoughts worth thinking about:
- "Aging allows us to separate the important from the unimportant, to appreciate more and reach for less, and to allow those who are younger to step up to the plate and learn their lessons."
We need EVERYBODY!
There were once four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Now Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.… Read the rest
Quotes about the Bible
Victor Hugo - "England has two books; The Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare, but the Bible made England".
"I have found in the Bible words for my inmost thought; songs for my joy, utterance for my hidden griefs and pleadings for my shame and feebleness"
George Mueller - "The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts."… Read the rest
The Bible – Michael Horton
“To preach the Bible as 'the handbook for life,' or as the answer to every question, rather than as the revelation of Christ, is to turn the Bible into an entirely different book. This is how the Pharisees approached Scripture, as we can see clearly from the questions they asked Jesus.… Read the rest
The Bible
"The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time."… Read the rest
The Bible – Soren Kierkegaard
“When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me."
Longings
“The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing — to reach the Mountain, to find the place where all the beauty came from – my country, the place where I ought to have been born. Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing?… Read the rest
Science and Faith – Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the fathers of modern scientific revolution. Interesting, he said that his greatest passion was the Bible over and above science.
“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired.… Read the rest
Creation – A.W. Tozer
“God dwells in His creation and is everywhere indivisibly present in all His works. He is transcendent above all His works even while He is immanent within them.”
A.W. Tozer