It is often said that the best way to know the future is to write it yourself. Said another way, the best way to know what you should do is to do what you would do. It’s impossible to change the direction of an anchored ship, but easy to change its direction once it’s moving...

The process of human change begins within us.  We all have tremendous potential.  We all desire good results from our efforts.  Most of us are willing to work hard and to pay the price that success and happiness demand...

Carl was a quiet man. He didn't talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50...

As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own...

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder...

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail for others to follow...

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got >>together to visit their old university professor...

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. 
 
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down...

All the doubt in the world cannot stand up to one little positive action. Doubt has no power when you decide to act in spite of it, and doubt cannot stop you if you refuse it attention. It matters  not who doubts you, or how much, or why. What matters is what you do...

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"  
 
He was a natural motivator...  

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family of a wife and three kids.  
He applies for a janitor's job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test.   
The human resources manager tells him, "You will be hired at minimum wage of $5.35 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can get you in the loop. Our system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your first day...

It is often said that the best
way to know the future is to
write it yourself. Said another
way, the best way to know
what you should do is to do
what you would do. It’s
impossible to change the
direction of an anchored
ship, but easy to change its
direction once it’s moving

For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven…so shall My word be that
goes forth from My mouth.
Isaiah 55:10-11
 
Last December, a woman named Katrina in Youngstown, Ohio, grabbed her mail
from the mailbox and was shocked...

Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak,
and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for
I have many people in this city.”
Acts 18:9-10
 
We think of Paul as a superhero who wasn’t fazed by suffering, danger, or
rejection. But if we could join him...

Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of
Him.
Psalm 33:8 
 
One of Jesus’ most cryptic teachings is...

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I
may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus,
to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:24 
 
The great gift of humankind is the ability to be moved, to be inspired...

1 Identify what needs to change
2 Develop activities to make the change – skill sets
3 Develop motivation to make the change
4 Create a community...

And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have
confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
1 John 2:28 
 
Gardeners know there are two types of tomato plants: determinate and
indeterminate...

So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is
able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are
sanctified.
Acts 20:32 
 
At the reading of a Will, an attorney reads the last Will and Testament of the
deceased to family members...

Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am,
that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before
the foundation of the world.
John 17:24
 
As Jesus walked...

There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s
counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21
 
On the brink...