“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.” — Alexandre Dumas in “The Count of Monte Cristo”
“The two great marks of a Christian are that they are giving and forgiving. Show me a person who walks with God, and I’ll show you a person who has a giving heart and is forgiving of others.” - @JohnCMaxwell
“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”
Colossians 3:13
There are just about 300,000 Christian/Protestant/etc. churches in America today.
There are just about 100,000 orphans eligible for adoption in America today.
#adoption
“Sometimes the best question is not “Jesus, can you change these things around me?” but instead, “God, can you change ME so I can handle the things you’re walking me through?”” — @MicahTylerMusic
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Have you heard our latest podcast with Dallas sportscaster @PatDoneyNBC5 ? His powerful story of adoption is a must-listen!
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE EPISODE: https://t.co/8Bw8LaFDOm
“If you are remarkable, it is likely that some people will not like you. That’s part of the definition of remarkable. Nobody gets unanimous praise ever. The best the timid can hope for is to be unnoticed. Criticism comes to those who stand out.” — @ThisIsSethsBlog
"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They're plans for good & not for disaster, to give you a future & a hope."
— Jeremiah 29:11
“(We) assume most things are not interesting... But if you want to be a (journalist), you have to fight that instinct. Shampoo doesn't seem interesting? Well, dammit, it must be, and if it isn't, I have to believe it will ultimately lead me to something that is." — @Gladwell
"At any gathering, you'll find two types of people - those who arrive with an attitude of "Here I am!" and those who posses an attitude of "There you are!" It doesn't take long to notice that people flock to the "There you are!" people." - @JohnCMaxwell
“God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11