Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Bible Was Not Given For Our Information But For Our Transformation

“The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.“ – Dwight Moody

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Thought For the Day: Politics As A Practice, Whatever Its Professions, Has Always Been the Systematic Organization of Hatreds

“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. -Henry Adams, historian and teacher (16 Feb 1838-1918)

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Thought For the Day: Just Cause You Got the Monkey Off Your Back Doesn’t Mean That the Circus Has Left Town

“Just ‘cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean that the circus has left town.” – George Carlin

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Thought For the Day: The First Day of Spring Is One Thing, and the First Spring Day Is Another. The Difference Between Them Is Sometimes As Great As A Month

“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” ~ Henry Van Dyke

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Thought For the Day: I Believe A Leaf of Grass Is No Less Than the Journey-Work of the Stars

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” – Walt Whitman

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Thought For the Day: I Will Permit No Man To Narrow and Degrade My Soul By Making Me Hate Him

“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.” – Booker T. Washington

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Thought For the Day: Balancing the Budget Is Like Going To Heaven. Everybody Wants To Do It, But Nobody Wants To Do What You Have To Do To Get There

“Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.” – Phil Gramm

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Thought For the Day: In Order To Live A Life of Holiness, We Must First Receive New Life From God- We Must Be Born From Above

” In order to live a life of holiness, we must first receive new life from God – we must be born from above.” – J. Vernon McGee

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Thought For the Day: Some People Want It To Happen, Some Wish It Would Happen, Others Make It Happen

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”  – Michael Jordan, from “A Humbled Jordan Learns New Truths (1994), The New York Times

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Thought For the Day: The Best People Possess A Feeling For Beauty, the Courage To Take Risks, the Discipline To Tell the Truth, the Capacity for Sacrifice. Ironically, Their Virtues Make Them Vulnerable

“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.” – Ernest Hemingway

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