Truth

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other people."

- Virginia Wolf

Authenticity vs. Sincerity

"Sincerity implies trying – authenticity implies fact. Being sincere is about being what you really care about and being who you really want to be, not just who you are.

I don't hate authenticity. It definitely has its place. But I think it's overrated. Authenticity should never be the goal. Authenticity is for knowing where we are so we know how to improve."

- An excerpt from Why I'm NOT a Big Fan of Authenticity by Marshall on his blog Bond Christian

Ten Suggestions

"If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments."

- Zig Ziglar

Hope Within

"Whatever he calls us to do, we must never forget that we are his ambassadors 24/7 and whether we are serving dinner to the homeless or yelling at the referees over the biased calls they just made, we are representing Christ and the Kingdom of heaven.

Watching a bunch of four and five year olds hitting everything but the ball on the t-ball stand we have every bit as much opportunity to be witnesses for the hope that is within us as we have when we’re visiting the sick or imprisoned."

- An excerpt from Lessons from T-Ball by Peter on his blog Rediscovering the Church

God's Interruptions

"Most of the time, we fight against God's interruptions in our lives. We get frustrated with them. Maybe, just maybe, God is trying to get our attention through those interruptions. Maybe, just maybe God is trying to show us that we are heading the wrong direction through those interruptions."

- An excerpt from Was Jesus an Interrupter? by Kevin on his blog Shooting the Breeze