“I never prayed sincerely and earnestly about anything, but it came at some time; no matter how distant a day, somehow, in some shape, probably the least I would have devised, it came.” Adoniram Judson October 1811 – Boston, Massachusetts: When...
“Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you? And the Lord answered them, as you did it to one of the least...
“I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had quit my job at the Kalamazoo paper. I might have missed the Left Behind series. The best advice I ever got was don’t quit.” Jerry Jenkins 1968 – Kalamazoo, Michigan: At...
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.” Henry W. Longfellow March 26, 1969 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Ken Toole, a 31-year-old English professor,...
“One must from time-to-time attempt things that are beyond one’s capacity.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1874 – Overheard in a Paris art studio: “He has no talent at all, that boy! You who are his friend, please...
“They gave their all for this country. They deserve a memorial. 58,318 names are etched in the black granite; more than 40,000 soldiers were age 22 or younger; 33,103 were 18 years old; 244 soldiers received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military...