Monthly Archives: April 2018

“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Matthew 16:26 (NLT)  And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? Edythe … Continue reading →

“A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.”  Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) John 5:17 (NLT) But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, … Continue reading →

1st Peter 4:11 (NLT)  Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through … Continue reading →

Rudyard Kipling, speaking to a group of graduates about worldly riches, said, “One day you’re going to meet a person of such prominence that these things will not be what he lives for. Then you’ll see how poor you really are.” —Frank Pollard Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV) 19  “Do not store … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:14-15 (NLT)  “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15  But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” “A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.” … Continue reading →

John 11:25 (NLT) “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.” “Spring bursts today, for Christ is risen and all the earth’s at play!” — Christina Georgina Rossetti Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale … Continue reading →