There Is No Joy In

Real Repentance Means Coming Not Only To Be Sorry For The Consequences Of Sin But To Hate Sin Itself.

It May Well Be A Sign Of The Decadence Of The Church And The Failure Of Christianity That Gifts Have To Be Coaxed Out Of People, And That Often They Will Not Give At All Unless They Get Something For Their Money In The Way Of Entertainment Or Of Goods. Giving Which Is Real Giving Has A Certain Recklessness In It.

I Thank You For My Friends, For Those Who Understand Me Better Than I Understand Myself. For Those Who Know Me At My Worst, And Still Like Me. For Those Who Have Forgiven Me When I Had No Right To Expect To Be Forgiven. Help Me To Be As True To My Friends As I Would Wish Them To Be To Me.

God Tested Abraham. Temptation Is Not Meant To Make Us Fail; It Is Meant To Confront Us With A Situation Out Of Which We Emerge Stronger Than We Were. Temptation Is Not The Penalty Of Manhood; It Is The Glory Of Manhood.

One Of The Highest Of Human Duties Is The Duty Of Encouragement...it Is Easy To Laugh At Men's Ideals; It Is Easy To Pour Cold Water On Their Enthusiasm; It Is Easy To Discourage Others. The World Is Full Of Discouragers. We Have A Christian Duty To Encourage One Another. Many A Time A Word Of Praise Or Thanks Or Appreciation Or Cheer Has Kept A Man On His Feet. Blessed Is The Man Who Speaks Such A Word.