What Prayer is For
“We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war.” – John Piper
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Prayer and God’s Willingness
“Prayer is not conquering God’s reluctance, but taking hold of God’s willingness.” – Phillips Brooks
Continue reading →Handling an Ugly Situation Beautifully
“Though you may not be able to change it, you can handle an ugly situation beautifully.” – Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Continue reading →What is Tact
“Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.” – Howard W. Newton
Continue reading →Listen and Learn
“Listen and learn before you talk and teach.” – Jean Pawlowski
Continue reading →People Remember
“Perhaps the world little notes, nor long remembers individual acts of kindness, but people do.” – Herm Albright
Continue reading →Unfortunate Last Words
What does this button do? It’s probably just a rash. Are you sure the power is off? Yeah, I made the deciding vote on the jury, so what of it? The odds of that happening have to be a million … Continue reading →
The New Librarian
The new Librarian decided that instead of checking out children’s books by writing the names of borrowers on the book cards herself, she would have the youngsters sign their own names. She would then tell them they were signing a … Continue reading →
Our Duty to Encourage
“We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.” – William Barclay
Continue reading →God’s Megaphone
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” – C. S. Lewis
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