Life's Mountains and Valleys

Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

The Definition of Problem

The best definition I've heard of a problem is, "A problem is something I can do something about!"

The Danger of an Unequal Yoke

Time magazine reported (1/22/95) that the earthquake in Kobe, Japan, occurred when two plates on a fault line fifteen miles offshore suddenly shifted ...

Frustrations Are Inevitable

With human beings so diverse, there will be sparks of all kinds and unlimited frustrations between man and woman. But attitude is the key. If we must ...

Just Lie Back and Float

When the tides of life turn against you,

And the current upsets your boat,

Don't waste those tears on what might have been,

Just lie on your back and float.

Problems Aren't Always Problems

People call things problems that aren't problems. They're facts of life.

No Reason for Discouragement

John W. Yates shared this letter from a missionary who had gone into the jungles of New Guinea:

"Man," he said, "it's great to be in ...

Life in the Valleys

Sacrificing the routine is not what makes effective people. ... Most of us go through life for the peaks, rather than realizing that life is often lived ...

All End in the Cross

Suffering is the heritage of the bad, of the penitent, and of the Son of God. Each one ends in the cross. The bad thief is crucified, the penitnent thief ...

Hope in the Midst of Catastrophe

When everything has fallen apart around me, it is God, the psalmist says, upon whom we can depend. It is God upon whom we can trust, and it is God upon ...