The followers of Christ have been called to peace ... And they must not only have peace but make it. And to that end they renounce all violence and tumult. In the cause of Christ nothing is to be gained by such methods ... His disciples keep the peace by choosing to...
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
There is only one thing wrong with the younger generation--a lot of us don't belong to it anymore.
You can't make yourself feel bad enough about the past to change it. Ultimately, self-loathing is as narcissistic as self-torture is wasteful. The fact is, those distracting pursuits help no one…not those injured by your mistakes nor you who made them. There is a...
The Southern Baptist Convention is wrong. Women are worthy of God's calling and find freedom in Jesus Christ. Women are created in the image of the boundless and limitless God.
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.
Life is hard--not because we're doing it wrong, just because it's hard.
Listen to the people who are talking about how to fix what's wrong, not the ones who just work people into a snit over the problems. Listen to the people who have ideas about how to fix things, not the ones who just blame others.
Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thinking that I must say something on every subject and at every opportunity. Release me from the idea...
When we refuse to have nuanced conversations about deeply complex issues and choose instead to impose our narrow categories of right and wrong upon others, we become incapable of ever moving forward to work together for a better world. We must do better.