The world is a looking-glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it…will sourly look at you;...

If you are pleased with what you are and if you say, “It is enough,” you are lost. Keep on walking, moving forward, reaching for the...

Down in their hearts, wise men and women know this truth; the only way to help yourself is to help others. (Elbert Hubbard) The...

(Story contributed by my best friend—the late Jerry Daniels) How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,...

Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs. (Pearl Strachan) Ralph and I traveled to his brother-in-law’s place in...

What we think, what we know, or what we believe is of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do with what we think,...

We cannot help conforming ourselves to what we love. (Francis of Sales) Jim Redmon’s 26-year-old son was favored to win the 400 meter...

People receive healing by doing something they believe in and something that gives them hope. (Dr. Bernie Siegel) World-class water ski...

“Truth is Truth” Shakespeare Two men were traveling together; one always spoke the truth and the other always lied. By chance they came...

Self surrender leads us to self-realization. For in losing one’s self in surrender, it is found … and … given back to us—heightened. (E....

Pain makes people think, thinking give them wisdom and wisdom confers peace. (Boris Pasternak) The other day I visited a young man in the...

Not to have had pain is not to have been human. (Jewish Proverb) How our two older boys, Daniel and Issac, made it through life without...

Heaven is won or lost on earth; the possession is there, but the preparation is here. (Richard Baxter) Nancy and I anxiously awaited the...

Just as I analyze the tiny sunbeam and discover in it the chemical make-up of the vast sun, so I look at the character and life of Jesus,...

He who tastes every man's broth sometimes burns his own mouth. (Danish Proverb) The religious leaders in Jerusalem approached Jesus and...

Again and again young Christopher, child number eleven, accompanied his mother to the hospital and this particular evening proved to be...

Everything else in life can wait, but the search for God cannot. (Beatle—George Harrison) Why do we walk around wanting and not having?...

Everyone can be great because everyone can serve … you only need a heart full of grace … a soul generated by love - Martin Luther King,...

"One of the ironies of the human being is that when he has lost his way, he travels twice as fast." (Rollo May) A local priest and a...

"Don't complain and talk about all your problems—80% of people don't care; the other 20% will think you deserve them." (Mark Twain) A...