Lead with action and let the feelings follow.

Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people's unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?

Those who feed on rumors are small, suspicious souls.

Ours is a bad, bad world, but does that mean nothing's good? Does it mean we have run out of things for which to be grateful? No, no, a thousand times, no!

The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.

A "godly" person is one who ceases to be self-centered in order to become God-centered.

More often than not, when something looks like it's the absolute end, it is really the beginning.