For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21). It has been said that if you want to see what a person values, find out what she spends her money on. That is a superficial indicator dependent upon the premise everyone values money. Some people don’t place value on money andContinue reading “What do you value?”
Author Archives: Earl J. Griffin, Sr.
The Investment Factor : A Changed People, Changing the World!
“These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) Invest in teaching, mentoring, modeling your faith to yourContinue reading “The Investment Factor : A Changed People, Changing the World!”
Rethinking Crime and Violence..
“A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work. He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.” (Proverbs 21:25-26) The slacker does not die alone. When the righteous withholds charity from the slacker, crime and violence are the results. Poverty left to its ownContinue reading “Rethinking Crime and Violence..”
“Strength comes from struggle. When you
“Strength comes from struggle. When you learn to see your struggles as opportunities to become stronger, better, wiser, then your thinking shifts from “I can’t do this” to “I must do this.” ― Toni Sorenson
“No matter how good somebody’s life loo
“No matter how good somebody’s life looks from the outside, you can be sure there’s something about it you wouldn’t want to have in your life.” ― Jean Ferris
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it.” ― Jonathan Winters
“Finish each day and be done with it. Yo
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ― Ralph WaldoContinue reading ““Finish each day and be done with it. Yo”
“Because if you take a risk, you just mi
“Because if you take a risk, you just might find what you’re looking for.” ― Susane Colasanti
“Today you are You, that is truer than t
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ― Dr. Seuss
“You only live once, but if you do it ri
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West