If we condone torture, we yield the moral high ground to our enemies and encourage anyone who hates us to stoop to using that subhuman level against us. We reap whatever we sow.

Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause.

Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. They simply don't know how to quit. They just keep on 'keepin' on'.

How much are you worth? Jesus says, with his arms stretched out on the cross, "I'm willing to die for you, because you mean this much to me."

Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God's face.

Patience puts up with those you'd like to put down

Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you - your relationship with God.