Church Edge

Edge n. 1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument. 2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade. 3. A penetrating, incisive quality. 4. A slight but noticeable sharpness or harshness. 5. The line of intersection of two surfaces. 6. A rim or brink. 7. The point at which something is likely to begin. 8. The area or part away from the middle; an extremity. 9. A dividing line; a border.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Thrill of Creative Effort

"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) 32nd president of the United States

Make it new.

Make it better.

Make it bigger.

Make it last.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Absolutely Certain ...About Fewer Things

"When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me." -- attributed to John Wesley

Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, nominee for General Superintendent..

"It is my desire that we may see how evangelism and social action go hand-in-hand in bringing the Kingdom of God here on earth."

- Dr. Jo Anne Lyon sharing her vision in her annual report as then Director of Public Morals and Social Concerns for the 1986 West Michigan District Conference (p.65), a decade before she founded World Hope International.

"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." --Sarah Ban Breathnach