“You know the John Lennon song 'Imagine'? 'Imagine no possessions, no religion'? That's what it was like in Cambodia. The only thing people had was a spoon, for eating the daily pourridge. And that pourridge was grossly insufficient for the work they were made to do in the fields.” PeopleKnowsMadeSongImagineFieldsEatingPossessionSpoonsInsufficientLennonCambodia Author:Sophal Ear
“By putting the gift of yearning for God into every human being's heart, God at the same time draws all people made in God's image to God's self and into their own true selves.” PeopleHumansHeartMadeSelfHuman BeingsDrawsYearningTrue Self Author:Roberta Bondi
“If it is God who gives prayer, then God often gives it in the form of gratitude, and gratitude itself, when it is received attentively in prayer, is healing to the heart. Prayer is such a mysterious business for something so ordinary and everyday.” IfsGivingHeartFormPrayerHealingGratitudeOrdinaryEverydayMysterious Author:Roberta Bondi
“Reading is a staple of life, like bread or water. Or chocolate.” ReadingWaterBreadChocolateStaples Book:A Misty Mourning Source: A Misty Mourning
“Hate cannot destroy hate, but love can and does. Not the soft and negative thing that has carried the name and misrepresented the emotion, but love that suffers all things and is kind, love that accepts responsibility, love that marches, love that suffers, love that bleeds and dies for a great cause - but to rise again” KindDoeSufferingHateDiesNamesCausesEmotionResponsibilityAcceptingNegativeAll ThingsMarchLove Hate Author:Daniel A. Poling
“My life is on loan, like money borrowed from a bank. God is the lender, and He retains the right to call in the loan any time. Though I am responsible for taking care of it, I do not own this life; it is borrowed. Why should I fear its loss or the loss of anything else in this world when I must surrender it all anyway?” WorldShouldCareLife IsLossThis WorldResponsibleSurrenderThis LifeShould ILoanBorrowedLenders Author:James Dillehay
“Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times.” RealActionDifficultDifficult Times Author:Jenni Schaefer
“Maybe a story will cheer you up... Once there was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly that everyone died. The End.” EndsStoriesDiedUglyCheerOnce Upon A TimeStarfishBarnaclesCheer You Up Author:Patrick Star
“A sentence from Psalm 101 has been both challenging and convicting for me: 'I will walk in my house with blameless heart' (Psalm 101-2, NIV). When God speaks to me about being more loving, this verse reminds me to make application in my family first-and then to others. It forces me to ask, 'Am I more spiritual, more loving, or more fun somewhere else? Who gets my best-my family or others?'” FirstsHeartHas BeensSpiritualAsksHouseSpeakFunForceChallengesWalksMy FamilySentencesApplicationVersesSomewhere ElsePsalmsBlamelessFamily First Author:Jean Fleming