“Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and with a community of mentors and fellow "disciples."” LongArtistAsksGoalTermCommunityCommitmentAgreeFellowsExcellenceAthleteLong TermMentorDiscipleHomemakerLong Term Goals Author:Michael Horton
“Excellence is being thwarted not only by laziness but by reckless attachment to causes, programs, and - in some cases, leaders.” CausesLeaderCasesProgramExcellenceAttachmentLazinessReckless Author:Michael Horton
“At the end of the day, we need to stop thinking about what we can make of ourselves and start thinking more about who God is, what he has done and is doing in Christ for us and for our neighbors, and how he can use us and our fellow brothers and sisters to be instruments of his gift-giving.” ThinkingNeedsGivingEndsDoneUseChristBrotherFellowsInstrumentsNeighborThe End Of The DayBrothers And SistersWho God IsGift Giving Author:Michael Horton
“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.” SuccessPreparationLaddersCrowdedThink And Grow RichThink Rich Grow RichLadder Of SuccessPath To Success Book:Do It Now! Source: Do It Now!
“If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google your way to it.” IfsWayWantAthleteGymGoogle Author:Michael Horton
“You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow in that grace, you need two things: time and community.” NeedsTwoGrowsParentChristCommunityGraceTwo ThingsDiscipleYoutubeCraftsmanClip Author:Michael Horton
“Jesus and spirituality can easily become therapies that merely help us cope with life. They can serve us if we chose Him over other service providers. We even talk about "making Jesus my personal Lord and Savior," as if we could make Him anything!” IfsHelpingSpiritualityJesusLordTherapySaviorProvidersService Providers Author:Michael Horton
“Our society trains us to think of marriage as a contractual arrangement. If one party fails to fulfill his or her end, the contract is null and void. Increasingly children are raised in a contractual environment. When contractual thinking dominates our horizon, we can even make Jesus or the church an asset we think we can manage.” IfsThinkingChildrenEndsJesusChurchPartyEnvironmentFailingTrainRaisedManageOur SocietyHorizonAssetsContractsVoidArrangementsNull Author:Michael Horton
“The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to be this place where the [God's] Spirit uses normal patterns and rhythms of the Christian life in a community, so that we may bear fruit like a well-watered tree. Despite common appearances, the church is the place where God's new creation is coming into existence and being sustained by the Spirit like a great vineyard.” WellsMayUseChristianSpiritCommunityChurchCommonExistenceGenerationsTreeCreationKeysBearsNormalFruitPatternsAppearanceChristian LifeDespiteRhythmMaturityGodlyDiscernmentVineyards Author:Michael Horton
“Christians must return to the great story that has its fulfillment in life after death, so we may live and die well in the light of our extraordinary hope that enables us to embrace the ordinary lives God gives us here and now.” GivingWellsMayStoriesLightChristianDiesReturnOrdinaryEmbraceExtraordinaryFulfillmentHere And NowAfter DeathOrdinary LifeLife After DeathFulfillment In Life Author:Michael Horton