Growth happens in community because the Bible places community as a critical step of obedience for the Christ follower. So the Christ follower outside of community is living in disobedience.

Whether we choose to be an environment or not, we are. We produce an environment other people have to live in. We should be conscious of the fact that this environment which we produce by our very "being" can affect the people who live with us or work with us. The effect on them is something they cannot avoid. We should have thoughtfulness concerning our responsibility in this area.

Essential advice for the gardener: grow peas of mind, lettuce be thankful, squash selfishness, turnip to help thy neighbor, and always make thyme for loved ones.

It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.

Sisters are like fat thighs: they stick together.

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and I found all three.

Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?

Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide,In thy most need to go by thy side.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.