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Thought for the Day 8/25/2026

  E very day we are given small opportunities to bring someone joy that can make a huge difference in a life . ~ Delilah (radio host) H ow lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and  brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation! ~ Isaiah 52:7

Thought for the Day 7/29/2026

  T he only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have . ~ Leo Buscaglia A ssemble the people, the men and the women and children and the foreigner who is in your town, so that they may hear and learn and fear the LORD your God, and be careful to observe all the words of this law. ~ Deuteronomy 31:12

Thought for the Day 1/23/2026

  Friday Tale ~ Matthew 5:44 in Action J ack tossed the papers on my desk -- his eyebrows knit into a straight line as he glared at me. "What's wrong?" I asked.   He jabbed a finger at the proposal. "Next time you want to change anything, ask me first," he said, turning on his heels and leaving me stewing in anger. How dare he treat me like that, I thought. I had changed one long sentence, and corrected grammar -- something I thought I was paid to do.   It's not that I hadn't been warned. The other women, who had served in my place before me, called him names I couldn't repeat. One co-worker took me aside the first day. "He's personally responsible for two different secretaries leaving the firm," she whispered.   As the weeks went by, I grew to despise Jack. It was against everything I believed in -- turn the other cheek and love your enemies. But Jack quickly slapped a verbal insult on any cheek turned his way. I prayed about it, but t...

Thought for the Day 11/17/2025

  A lways give without rembembering and always receive without forgetting. ~ Brian Tracy O ne who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed. ~ Psalm 19:17

Thought for the Day 11/14/2025

  Friday Tale ~ Do I Have Enough? I  was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well, a roll of money clamped tightly in her little hand.   When she came upon a Barbie she liked, she would turn and ask her father If she had enough money to buy it. He usually would say, "Yes," but she would keep looking and kept going through their ritual of "Do I have enough?"   As she was looking, a little boy wandered in across the aisle and started sorting through the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neatly, but in clothes that were obviously rather worn, and wearing a jacket that was probably a couple of sizes too small. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked like it was no more than five dollars or so, at the most. He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at...

Thought for the Day 8/26/2025

  I t's about sharing.  You just give what you have to give wherever you go, a nd you let God handle the rest. ~ Lindsay Wagner D o not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are   pleasing to God. ~ Hebrews 13:16

Thought for the Day 7/16/2025

  W e make a living by what we get, BUT we make a life by what we give. ~ Norman Macwan A nd whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lost his reward. ~ Matthew 10:42

Thought for the Day 12/27/2024

  Friday Tale - A New Car   P aul received a new automobile from his brother as a Christmas present.  On Christmas Eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he asked.           Paul nodded, "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."  The boy was astounded.  "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing?  Boy, I wish..."  He hesitated.           And Paul knew what he was going to wish.  He was going to wish he had a brother like that.           But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.           "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."      ...

Thought for the Day 1/31/2024

I f you cannot pay it back, pay it forward. ~ Catherine Ryan Hyde   T he King will answer and say to them, "Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me." ~ Matthew 25:40

Thought for the Day 1/4/2024

T he miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have.  ~ Leonard Nimoy   I f your gift is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. ~ Romans 12:7-8

Thought for the Day 9/1/2023

  Friday Tale ~ Knowledge to Live By    Ø   The most destructive habit:  Worry Ø The greatest joy;  Giving Ø  The greatest loss:  Loss of self - respect Ø The most satisfying work:  Helping others. Ø  The ugliest personality trait:  Selfishness Ø Our greatest natural resource:  Our youth Ø  The greatest "shot in the arm:  Encouragement Ø The greatest problem to overcome:  Fear Ø   The most effective sleeping pill:  Peace of mind Ø The most crippling failure disease:  Excuses Ø  The most powerful force in live:  Love Ø The most dangerous outsider:  A gossiper Ø  The world's most incredible computer:  The brain Ø The worst thing to be without:  Hope Ø  The deadliest weapon:  The tongue Ø The two most power-filled words: " I can " Ø  The greatest asset:  Faith Ø The most worthless emotion:  Self - pity Ø   The most bea...

Thought for the Day 4/13/2022

  T he best thing to give to your enemy  is forgiveness; to an opponent - tolerance; to a friend - your heart; to your child - a good example; to a father - respect; to your mother - love; to your yourself - value; to all men - compassion. ~ Francis Maitland Balfour (amended) I n all things show yourselves to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, with dignity. ~ Titus 2:7

Thought for the Day 9/15/2021

  W e make our living by what we get. We make our life by what we give. ~ Benjamin E. Mays T he King will answer and say to them, "Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even to the least of them, you did it to Me." ~ Matthew 25:40

Thought for the Day 9/14/2021

  Y ou only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich. ~ Isabel Allende B UT when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. ~ Matthew 6:3-4