Tag: quote

How does Christ save us?

April 14, 2010 | 4 comments

Christ, to me, is the presence of and power of God at work in our lives. Christ is more than a person. Christ is a power, a divine influence that is ever-operative. To be saved by Christ is to experience

The impact of impressions

April 13, 2010 | 1 comment

I like the below quote. I can think back over the decades to teachers, speakers, and lecturers that made substantial impressions on me. I can’t often remember specifically what they said, but I remember how they made me feel.   People

Take the first step

April 8, 2010 | 2 comments

For those who complain about all the things going wrong in the world, here’s a healthy reply from a well known thinker and writer… How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the

The value of being prepared

April 6, 2010 | 9 comments

I was meandering my way through a security line of 150 or so people at the Milwaukee airport last Saturday afternoon. At the front of the line, a young woman with two little ones in tow started up a one-way

Love your enemy

April 5, 2010 | 3 comments

Now here’s an interesting readerboard message seen posted outside a church… Speak well of your enemies. After all, you made them. So true, so true. How often is the person we dread the objectification of our own envy, hate, jealousy