Courage

Don't apologize for courage.  H.B. London

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.  Tony Dungy

Courage is the first virtue because it makes all other virtues possible.  C.S. Lewis

Faith

Faith receives, day by day, what a loving Heavenly Father apportions...  Elisabeth Elliot

If we knew how long, how much, how hard, it wouldn't be faith.  PAH

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. Ben Stein

Forgiveness

Bitterness & forgiveness can't be held in the same hand.  PAH

Forgiveness gives freedom.  PAH

Humility

One must as willingly be nothing, as something.  Amy Carmichael

Humility is being honest about your weaknesses.  Rick Warren

Humility has benefits.  Pride not so much.  PAH

Pride is known through anger.  Humility through brokenness.  PAH

Life

Greatness is not a matter of circumstance but of conscious choice & discipline.  Jim Collins

When you get to the end will God say, "Well done," or, "What was up with that?"  Bill Hybels

Markese

Kunks pray dare tinky pell.  John Mark Householder, 3yo

Dear God, Keep the hollercopters from blowing up.  Let all the bad guys blow up.  Thank you for a good day. That's all.  JMH, 3yo, bedtime prayer

Can I have some chocolate protein?  JMH, 3yo

During Easter Pageant Practice as the crowd is yelling "Give us Barabbas!": "Yeah, they want the rabbit cuz it's Easter time."  JMH, 4yo

Mamaw, I have a hungry taste in my mouth that needs a biscuit.  JMH, 4yo 

Lima Beans will break my heart. JMH, 4yo

Obedience

Whoever has my commands & obeys them, he is the one who loves me.  he loves me will be loved by my Father, & I too will love him & show myself to him.  Jesus, John 14:21

The essence of obedience is not necessarily doing right but being right.  That is, you must become who God wants you to be, which will result in right action.  Mel Blackaby & Bo Stevens

Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act... What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.  Dallas Willard

Sin

No one falls into sin accidentally... It is a pathway paved with little compromises.  Garry D. Nation

Confession leads to blessing.  PAH

Sovereignty

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.  Proverbs 16:9

God does not love us because we are hard or easy to love, He loves us because He is God.  A.W. Tozer

When God's finger points, God's hand will open the door.  Clarence W. Jones

Surrender

A crucified Savior is not well served by self-pleasing, self-indulging people.  R. Kent Hughes

He is no fool to give up what he can not keep to gain what he can not earn.  Jim Elliot

Temptation

Flee the evil desires of youth, & pursue righteousness, faith, love & peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.  2 Timothy 2:22

Run away from temptation.  Seemingly unheroic.  Highly effective.  PAH

Wisdom

The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.  Proverbs 14:8

Sometimes our common sense is right next to stupidity.  PAH