Christmas is the spirit of giving without the spirit of getting.

Since becoming a Christian, what are some of your most fond memories?

It's not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.

We should strive to let gratitude be the pillow upon which we kneel to say our nightly prayers...

-M. Angelou

A lot of people want to have SUCCESS, but a few will do what it takes to get it.

Tis better to sit there and look the fool, than to open your mouth and prove it.

-Mark Twain

A veteran is someone who has given their life to service and for something bigger than themself...

-Joseph Campbell

"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don’t have that problem."

-Ronald Reagan

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."

-Harry Truman

A veteran is someone who has given their life to service and for something bigger than themself...

-Joseph Campbell

Religious people will talk at you for God. Spiritual people will talk with you about God.

Most people want Jesus as a consultant rather than a King, and He does not come that way. -Timothy Keller

When someone is touched by the Lord, they will lose interest in the things of the world...

Continuous improvements are better than delayed excuses...

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Part of being a survivor is choosing to move forward instead of going backwards…..

Imagine if our day starts with Jesus, stays with Jesus, and ends with Jesus…

Never be a prisoner of your past. It is life lessons, not a life sentence.

ROMAN CATHOLIC TEACHES

Call Priest "Father"

Confess sins to a priest

Say prayers to dead saints

Mary is a co-mediator

Pray to Mary and other saints

Make and pray to idols

GOD'S WORD SAYS

Call no man father

Matthew 23:9

Only Jesus can forgive sins

1 John 1:9

This is an abomination to God

Deuteronomy 18:10-11

The only mediator between God & man is Jesus

1 Timothy 2:5

Pray to Father in Jesus' Name

John 14:13

Do not make idols

Deuteronomy 5:7

The strongest men are not found in the gym.

They are found face down head bowed calling on Jesus Christ.

The Bible is not outdated--our culture is just out of alignment.

When God takes the trash out of your life, don't go dumpster diving.

The devil is a believer, but he is not a Christian.

Know the difference.

-Tommy Galloway

When Job had everything

He worshipped

When Job lost everything

He worshipped

Worship

Isn't about your circumstances

It's about

Who God is

David didn't need to know Goliath's strength because he already knew God's.

The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning, NOT occasional experiences.

Sometimes house cleaning requires us to remove what is toxic in our Christian lives.

Most people mess up something good by looking for something better, just to end up with something worse.

We don't realize Jesus is all we need until Jesus is all we have. -Tim Keller

The facts don't always reveal the truth, but the truth always reveals the facts.

In all temptations let us consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.