Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Read Summary
Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it. Read Summary
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. Read Summary
Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it. Read Summary
We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe. Read Summary
The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him. Read Summary
We can't solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely. Read Summary
I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real. Read Summary
I believe firmly in God's control in life. Read Summary
When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. Read Summary
We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never. Read Summary
You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide. Read Summary
I am often the brunt of my own humor. Read Summary
Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched. Read Summary
I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less. Read Summary
When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around. Read Summary
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. Read Summary
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail. Read Summary
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Read Summary
A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. Read Summary