Archive for March, 2010

Quoted: Theodore Roosevelt

Perhaps there is no more important component of character than steadfast resolution. The boy who is going to make a great man…must make up his mind…to win in spite of a thousand repulses or defeats. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Quoted: Leonard Ravenhill … Thoughts on Revival

I offer it as my considered judgment that the main reason why we do not have heaven-born, Spirit-operated revival in our day is that WE ARE CONTENT TO LIVE WITHOUT IT.
Lesser “blessings” make us happy. Another bus for Sunday School is all that some ask. A bigger attendance this year at Easter and Christmas elevates [...]

Quoted: William J.H. Boetcker

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. ~ William J.H. Boetcker

Quoted: Mike McCarthy

“The most frustrating part for me as the head coach is you play 16 games, you create an identity as a football team and then the biggest game you play in that year you don’t play to your identity in segments of the game.”
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Leaders Must Grow

Today, I found myself contemplating one of the principles of leadership…When you do what you’ve always done, you get what you’ve always got. Where there is no fresh creativity, there is no growth. Each of us must constantly strive to read, learn, observe that we might grow personally and lead others into a place of [...]

What is a great love of books?

What is a great love of books? It is something like a personal introduction to the great and good men of all past times. Books, it is true, are silent as you see them on their shelves; but, silent as they are, when I enter a library I feel as if almost the dead were [...]

Ministry Is Not Easy, But It Is Rewarding

This morning, I was reminded of a quote by C. J. Walker, “There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I was willing to work hard.” To all of those who serve in ministry either [...]

Quoted: Brian Koval

The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve. ~ Brian Koval

Quoted: George Bernard Shaw

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Quoted: Max Depree

“It is not a matter primarily of whether or not we reach our particular goals. As individuals and as a group we need to reach our potential. Nothing else is good enough. We must reach toward our potential.” ~ Max Depree