“Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible.” Ally Condie

And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, Eph.2 Whenever we see an act of kindness, or someone forgiving another who has hurt them, or compassion being expressed toward those in need, it is not so much an expression of human goodness as it is evidence of divine grace working in people. Whatever we are in our best moments we owe to the grace of God. This is why gracious people are grateful people instead of braggarts. Conversations Within ts 9/24/2012 (Hayneville, AL)

“Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible.” Ally Condie

And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, Eph.2 Whenever we see an act of kindness, or someone forgiving another who has hurt them, or compassion being expressed toward those in need, it is not so much an expression of human goodness as it is evidence of divine grace working in people. Whatever we are in our best moments we owe to the grace of God. This is why gracious people are grateful people instead of braggarts. Conversations Within ts 9/24/2012 (Hayneville, AL)

“It is the big choices we make that set our direction. It is the smallest choices we make that get us to the destination.” Shad Helmstetter

Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. Song of Solomon 2:15 What good is a big decision to do something if I make the small decision to put it off till tomorrow. A tiny splinter or small blister can hinder your progress and small sins can keep you from knowing God. What value is there if I give God a big “yes” and refuse Him with a bunch of little “nos.” Life is surely in the details. Conversations Within ts 9/22/2012 (Birmingham, AL)

“It is the big choices we make that set our direction. It is the smallest choices we make that get us to the destination.” Shad Helmstetter

Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. Song of Solomon 2:15 What good is a big decision to do something if I make the small decision to put it off till tomorrow. A tiny splinter or small blister can hinder your progress and small sins can keep you from knowing God. What value is there if I give God a big “yes” and refuse Him with a bunch of little “nos.” Life is surely in the details. Conversations Within ts 9/22/2012 (Birmingham, AL)

“Even the best of choices is only as strong as the choices that stand by its side.” ~Shad Helmstetter

“For you have need of endurance...” Heb.10 It is not the initial decision that produces the good fruit we desire, but all the decisions which follow and support it. We choose to eat right when we buy our groceries, not when we go to the pantry. We must follow one good decision with others which support it. And we must keep doing so until it is no longer a decision but the mature reflection of a mature character. Conversations Within ts 9/21/2012 (Birmingham, AL)