"I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become still better than we are." --Socrates

Does Socra tease us? No way! Working to live better every day is an exciting way to live. It changes life from a dull existence into a thrilling adventure. Try it! You will see that Socrates doesn't tease at all. Thank ya very much!

I just read a book called "Every Man A Priest" by Karl H. Hertz. It was published in the 1940's or so. It is a powerful book. Here are some quotations.

"Every Christian is expected to be a prophet. This is a hard fact, usually carefully obscured, neglected, and sometimes denied." --Karl H. Hertz

"I protest against the perversion of the authority of the Christian into a service of the status quo. Where the Christian sees injustice, he must speak out in prophetic protest. To do otherwise is to betray the will of God." --Karl H. Hertz

"The life of faith must be one of faithful obedience. The Christian lives the life of faith at all times, not just in church on Sunday morning." --Karl H. Hertz

"The prophet must witness to what the Spirit compels him to say, humbly and openly, neither in anger against his protagonist, nor with an air of moral superiority." --Karl H. Hertz

"When respectability prevents the members of a church from discharging their responsibility to all segments of society, it assumes an exclusive character not in harmony with justice or love." --Karl H. Hertz

Good stuff, eh?

"He that believes receives the Power, and the Power of God expels away that which darkens life and captivates peoples' souls, spirits, and minds. The Power of God gives them liberty which gives them dominion over that which burdened them." --George Fox

"The grace of God will bring you salvation if you mind it, regard it, and take heed to it." --George Fox

"Most Christians have turned away from the Anointing within to human teaching." --George Fox

"When Christian worship lost its spontaneity and became organized and mechanized with human leadership more apparent than Divine leadership, the Living Presence in the midst was no longer felt so strongly." -- Howard H. Brinton

"To labor to be established in Divine love so that the mind is disentangled from the power of darkness is the great business of life." --John Wollman

"To be like Christ is to be a Christian." --William Penn

"The Lord Jesus has manifested Himself and His power without respect of persons and so let all mouths be stopped that would limit Him." --Margaret Fell

"Hunting God is a great adventure." --Marie DeFloris

"He that preaches the Kingdom of God in words, without victory, is a thief." --James Nayler

"Turn to the Lord in spirit, He is within you; and there if you wait in spirit, you shall hear Him speak to your spirit." --James Nayler

As you are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually programed, so will your life be! To improve your life -- your level of personal peace, your joy and happiness -- you must improve your programing. There is no other way!

Reprogram your mind with positive reading! Read at least 5 minutes of positive material every single day for the rest of your life. Repeat positive affirmations to yourself through out each day. If you don't reprogram yourself; the rest of your life will be at the same level and quality as your past. Do you want that?

If not, get busy reprograming. Read something positive today and every day from now on!

"Your beliefs will be mirrored by your conduct." --Julio Melara

"If you live to learn, then you will learn to live." --Julio Melara

"There is no such thing as a stable life. Everyday you are either growing or receding." --Julio Melara

"The danger with any book is that a person who reads it will turn the last page and never think about it again." --Julio Melara

"The reason most people never accomplish the things they want to is because of issues going on inside of them rather than outside of them." --Julio Melara