When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her. —Luke 7:13 Jesus saw people: their circumstances, their hurts, their needs. He saw a harshly judged adulterous woman, chased away her accusers, and said, “Go now and leave your life of sin” (Jn 8:3–11). He saw a woman who […]
[God] delights in people who are trustworthy. —Proverbs 12:22 A plaque on Harry Truman’s desk in the Oval Office was inscribed: “The buck stops here.” President Truman wanted to be clear that he understood his responsibility as the nation’s chief
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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. —Mark 1;41 Jesus spotted a man in the synagogue crowd whose hand was hideously deformed, a silent sufferer, neither seeking Jesus’ attention nor asking
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He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him. —Revelation 1:7 In 1943, Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, said he foresaw no world market for computers. The first general-purpose electronic computer, ENAC, weighed over 27 tons. In 1949, Popular Mechanics predicted that one day computers would weigh
When I find it convenient, I will send for you. —Acts 24:25 Have you heard about the Procrastinators Anonymous Club? Meetings were rare because the secretary seldom got around to sending out information about where and when. Breakfast meetings never started before noon. They had their Christmas party in July. Some procrastinations are
Now is the day of salvation. —2 Corinthians 6:2 Sam Levenson said, ‘I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow.” We procrastinators are fans of tomorrow. A lot of things that need to be done, like getting the oil changed, painting the bedroom, or mowing the lawn, can be postponed for
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. —Hebrews 11:1 The things we Christians wholly believe in and depend on are invisible: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Heaven. We shout it out in song: There is
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Early in the morning [Jesus] went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. —Mark 1:35 A masterful violinist said the secret of her success was “planned neglect.” She explained that at an early stage, she had allowed routine chores like washing dishes, making beds, and
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. —Psalm 56:3 When John was given a vision of heaven, he saw a list of “no mores”: No more tears No more mourning No more pain No more death Clarence Macartney said,
It was good for me to be afflicted. —Psalm 119:71 Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen created the theory of “disruptive innovation.” The theory asserts that a new product or service disrupts an existing market and creates a new one. Professor Christensen cited disruptions that changed the
