Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.

When great individuals move so marvelously along the straight and narrow path, it is unseemly of us to call attention to the fact that one of their shoelaces is untied as they make the journey.

Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements (and do not and must not discount them now), those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing. The special spirits who have been reserved to live in this time of challenges and who overcome will one day be praised for their stamina by those who pulled handcarts.

Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus!

There are also flat periods in life which may well be the periods during which-before new lessons come- the past lessons of life are allowed to seep, quietly and deeply, into the marrow of the soul. These outwardly flat periods, when enduring well may not seem very purposeful,, are probably the times when needed attitudinal alignments are quietly occurring.

The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others.

Conscience warns us not to sink our cleats too deeply in mortal turf, which is so dangerously artificial.