Wisdom

 1.  Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.  2.  Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will.  3.  Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.  4.  Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker.  5.  Intelligence is holding on….

“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

Gay Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner

It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness

In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.

Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it … but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

If male homosexuals are called ‘Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right. ~ Henry Ford