Good intentions and earnest effort are not enough. Only Jesus can make an otherwise futile life productive.

Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.

God's timing is always on time.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.

Peter must have thought, "Who am I compared to Mr. Faithfulness (John)?" But Jesus clarified the issue. John was responsible for John. Peter was responsible for Peter. And each had only one command to heed: "Follow Me." (John 21:20-22)

Let`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.