Wit and Wisdom Zone

A Collection of Wit and Wisdom for the discerning mind and heart collected by Pastor Karl Bastian.

Every week, read a new encouraging verse from the Bible in our A Word from the Word Zone.
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Free Growth

We don’t grow when things are easy. We grow when we face challenges. – Anonymous

Leadership Wisdom
Free Marathon

I'm challenging myself to do a marathon next year. It's a huge challenge, but 26 miles in 365 days is definitely doable.

Leadership Wit
Free Maturity

Maturity is about challenging yourself and improving and then taking that experience to help others. – Penelope Lively

Leadership Wisdom
Free Seeds

When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge - every adversity - contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth. – Roy T. Bennett

Leadership Wisdom
Free Superman

Chuck Norris challenged Superman to a manliness competition. Whoever lost had to wear underwear over their pants.

Leadership Wit
Free Curiosity

Getting to know someone involves curiosity about where they have come from, who they are. – Penelope Lively

Leadership Wisdom
Free Listen

Do not listen to reply; listen to learn. – Karl Bastian

Leadership Wisdom
Free Seek First

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. – Stephen R. Covey

Leadership Wisdom
Free Tablet

Moses had the first tablet that could connect to the cloud – but that tablet only had 10 commands.

Leadership Wit
Free Thor

How does Thor connect his laptop? Via Thunderbolt.

Leadership Wit
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