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To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. –Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance. -The Dalai Lama

When a man lets his livestock loose to graze in another’s land, and so allows a field or a vineyard to be grazed bare, he must make restitution for the impairment of that field or vineyard. When a fire is started and spreads to thorns, so that stacked, standing, or growing grain is consumed, he…

Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball. –Mitzi Chandler

The Gallaghers, a couple from Minneapolis, decided to go to Florida during the icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Both husband and wife had hectic schedules and it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. The husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida…

John 5:1-18 1 After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3 In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been…

[1] After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [2] Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. [3] In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for…

“My heart lays heavy within my soul whenever I read about another child falling victim to abuse.” –from Beliefnet member Glad-Chick Add your prayers now

God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known. –Maimonides, “Eight Chapters” Reprinted from ‘A Treasury of Jewish Quotations,’ edited by Joseph L. Baron, Jason Aronson Inc.

I remember my teacher, Simon Greenberg, telling me that a man once approached him about something terrible he had done. “I never thought I could do such a thing,” he said. Rabbi Greenberg replied, “That may be why you did it.” When it comes to forgiveness, is it important to understand that we, too, can…
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