MY CUP

The optimist says, "The cup is half full."
The pessimist says, "The cup is half empty."
The child of God says, "My cup runneth over."

"The Lord is my shepherd…
My cup runneth over…
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." (from Psalm 23)

-- Unknown

THE MUTUALITY OF MARRIAGE

Marriage is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.

-- Wilfred A. Peterson


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WITNESS IS "WITHNESS"

Witnessing is not only something you say, but it is also something you do. And when it is done best, it may be summarized in these words: Witness is withness. When you are with Christ, you inevitably bear witness. As you stand in His light, you cast a shadow that touches the lives of others. As you stand with others, you give your witness for Christ. Your care, companionship, and compassion for others – withness – is a convincing witness for Christ who is with you "to the end of the earth."

-- Harold K. Bates in Witness for Christ


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THE HOPE OF THE WORLD

Then Jesus came to [His disciples] and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20 NIV)

A vision without a task is but a dream.
A task without a vision is drudgery.
A vision with a task is the hope of the world.

-- Unknown


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THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE

The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way.

-- William Barclay in The Revelation of John (Vol.II)

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