“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” – – – Winston Churchill

I’ve come to realize that what makes faith fall apart isn’t doubt. It’s being too certain of the wrong things. — Lysa Terkeurst, Seeing Beautiful Again Ashley Tappendorf sourced those two lines, and I thank her. Lots! Long ago, another follower of Christ Jesus wrote this — It seemed fitting for me as well, having…

“A good plan executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.” – – – George Patton

“I wanna do better with this whole Christian Growth thing. You know, all that Daily Devotion stuff. And helping people. And praying. And listening when I pray. And just being more, I dunno, I guess being more of a Christian. Who does stuff. And takes it seriously.” Ok…so what are you doing today?

Don’t let who you were talk you out of who you are becoming.

Help each of us, gracious God, to live in such magnanimity and restraint that the Head of the church may never have cause to say to anyone of us, “This is my body, broken by you.” Amen. I hope you recognize that prayer. It’s in our official United Methodist Hymnal, and it’s from China. And…

“You can’t really love someone else unless you love yourself first.” – – – Fred Rogers

Picking up where we left off yesterday: Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. I love how that verse ends! You and I have certain things in our lives we treat with the utmost…

“Ehh, good enough.” —- Mediocrates