Week Ending Friday July 29, 2022 {quotes} You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, … [Read more...]
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Story: Shake it Off
A parable about adversity. One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just … [Read more...]
Q-Card Volume 240
Week Ending Friday, October 8. 2021 {quotes} Nothing odd will do long. Laurence Sterne Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Joshua Marine God gave Adam a secret — and that secret was not … [Read more...]
Q-Card Volume 239
Week Ending Friday, October 1, 2021 {quotes} God does not need our praise. Rather we need to praise God to keep ourselves aware of our blessings and the presence of God in the world. Reuven Hammer People see God every day. They just don't … [Read more...]
Story: Where Does God Live?
The student asked the teacher, "Where does God live?" The other children laughed at the boy. "Dummy," said one youngster. "Everyone knows God lives in heaven." Another girl spoke up. "God is everywhere. Above us, below us, and around us." … [Read more...]
Story: The Next King
An aging king woke up one day acutely aware of his own mortality. He had no son, and his was a culture where only a male heir could take his place. He decided that he would adopt a son who then could take his place. He insisted that such an adopted … [Read more...]
Story: Yellow Light
The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing and stopped at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman behind him was furious and honked her … [Read more...]
Story: Boy and the Basket
The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him … [Read more...]
Q-Card Volume 156
Week Ending Friday February 28, 2020 {quotes} The best part of your story is that the next page is blank and you get to write it. Chris Butler Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere. Carl … [Read more...]
Q-Card Volume 150
{quotes} Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. Joseph Addison Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got … [Read more...]