Are You Accepting Of Everyone?

"Christians are supposed to be accepting of everyone, but only on their terms? I’ll accept you for who you are, but only at school or at work or here or there but not in church because you’re not like everyone else there. But God made everyone different, so why would we want everyone in HIS church to be the same?"

- An excerpt from Hypocrisy by Jillian on her mom Bridget's blog, One Word at a Time

Too Few Good Samaritan's

"...there’s been one too few good Samaritan’s, and not enough people that want to love, so step out now good Samaritan’s, so step out now good people of our mighty God, and let’s fulfill what we’re called to do. Let’s show everyone the love of Christ, let’s show everyone what this world could be like!... "

 - An excerpt from Hypocrisy by Andrew on his mom Bridget's blog, One Word at a Time

Courage

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

- Winston Churchill

Excellence

"Excellence can be obtained if you care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible."

- Anonymous

The Aim Of All Writing

"Truth. In the end, that is the aim of all writing. We tell our stories so that we may come to some morsel of truth in the end, however uplifting or sad that truth may be. We write to give meaning to our lives and the circumstances within them. It is a holy act, a means by which we elevate ourselves above chance and fate...

Putting pen to paper is unlocking the door to a very dark room to which you intend to bring light. It matters not if that illumination comes from a lantern or a candle or a flashlight. All that matters is that, for even the briefest of moments, a bit of the darkness is chased away."

- An excerpt from Shining A Light by Billy Coffey on his blog What I Learned Today