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"He must become greater; I must become less."

-John 3:30

"Do you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly, I do not fight like ( Read more... )

"After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. You learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security. You begin to understand that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. You begin to accept your defeats with your head held high and your eyes open, with the grace of a ( Read more... )

"Then he[Jesus] said to them all: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it ( Read more... )

"You are the world's light- a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Don't hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father."
-Matthew 5:14-16

(Yay for my daily devotions pointing out this verse..I really like it!)

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed ( Read more... )

"Because the truth is... it was the best of times. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned, but all of that has receded into fond memory now. How does it happen? Why are we so quick to forget the bad and romanticize the good? Maybe it's because we need to believe that the time spent together actually meant something, that we ( Read more... )

Consider it pure joy my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance. Perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything ( Read more... )

"The New Testament hardly ever uses the word 'try'. But hundreds of times it tells us to TRUST."
-Peter Kreeft