One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.

A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.

The discerning realize that it is not realistic to expect perfection in others when none of us is perfect...Meaningful progress can be made only when all of us can cast the motes out of our own eyes, leave judgment to our Father in Heaven, and lose ourselves in righteous living.

Often parents communicate most effectively with their children by the way they listen to and address each other. Their conversations showing gentleness and love are heard by our ever-alert, impressionable children.

God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused by wrong choices.

True love is a process. True love requires personal action.

As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with him. What a great blessing to be created in his image and know of our true potential in and through him! What a great blessing to know that in his strength we can do all things!