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I walked a mile with pleasure, She chatted all the way. But I was none the wiser, For what she had to say. I walked a mile with sorrow, And ne’er a word said she. But oh, the things I learned from her, When sorrow walked with me.

Perhaps, as the wealth and luxury increased, the pursuit of physical pleasure sapped the vitality of the race, and weakened its will to live or to defend itself; a nation is born stoic and dies epicurean. The Story of Civilization II, The Life of Greece, by Will Durant, page 21

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.” “I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.” “I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.” “I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.” “I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.” “I wish…

One more note about the world’s system. In case you haven’t noticed, the world front-loads its pleasures and back-loads its pain. The Christian life sometimes front-loads the pain, but it always back-loads the pleasure. And I’d definitely rather be moving toward joy than moving away from it, wouldn’t…

Definition on Desire The World’s Perspective Is…Desirable First. John cautioned that the world system is desirable. The word lust (used in 1 John 2:16) literally means “desire.” When we hear the word lust today, we usually think of its sexual implications, but this word in the Greek New Testament isn’t…

"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." ~ John Buchan "Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us." ~…

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED? KNOW A COLLEAGUE WHO MIGHT BE? HAVE A SPOUSE THAT IS? When was the last time you read Psalm 88? I'm telling you — there was a man who was really going through some rough water. I was interviewing a physician recently for a future edition of Pastor to Pastor. She is a delightful lady…

Edward Gibbon, author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, has attributed the fall of the Empire to: 1. The rapid increase of divorce; the undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis of human society. 2. Higher and higher taxes and the spending of public monies for…