A new friend of mine was asked to present at a church marriage event about the topic of sex. He was hesitant, but he and the church leadership team prayerfully worked through the potential pitfalls. Then, someone urged the leadership of the church not to tackle the subject of sex. After additional debate and prayer, leadership decided not to allow ...
Jesus was innocent of all charges against him, yet on the original Good Friday, He was whipped, mocked, nailed to a cross and tortured to death. It must have broken Jesus’ heart to realize that most of His disciples scattered in fear, rather than standing with him to the end. Many people who proclaim to be Christians on Sunday also ...
As a founder of a school for children with learning disabilities, I deeply admire those who persevere through personal challenges. Tony Bridwell is one of those people. After twelve years of struggling through school, Tony’s teacher uncovered that Tony had dyslexia. Anchored in his faith, Tony persevered. Today, Tony is Chief Talent Officer to thousands of employees. He’s written five ...
Years ago, on a South African flight, I met a young lady named Emma. At the time she was an event planner. According to her Linkedin profile, she is now Vice President of Marketing in China for a significant international company. When I congratulated her, she shared that five years ago she felt God would use her career “to serve ...
Our personal strengths, when overused, can also become weaknesses. Taking anything to the extremes can end poorly. Over the years, I’ve been told at times that listening and observing is a strength of mine. This strength can have the benefit of others feeling heard. But I also know that when I only listen, and not engage, others find it difficult ...
Booker T. Washington was an African American leader who overcame many obstacles to become a great leader and founder of the Tuskegee Institute. He once said, “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.” Mr. ...
One of my children has experienced a tough season recently. On top of losing a job, she and her husband also had multiple car problems, surprise tax issues and the stomach flu. As a parent, I wanted desperately to solve their problems. But I knew if I stepped in too soon, how would they learn the patient endurance that comes ...
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes started this season proclaiming that the Kansas City Chiefs would be completely undefeated. It didn’t take long before that dream was shattered. As defeat after defeat happened, Mahomes seemed to struggle on and off the field. His confidence seemed shaken as well. Fortunately, Mahomes regained his confidence against the Las Vegas Raiders, miraculously moving from last place ...
About twenty years ago, a radio executive asked me to develop a daily radio vignette program on integrity in the workplace. When I began writing Integrity Moments, I remember thinking, “Maybe I can come up with enough stories to last a year.” After writing and recording over 5,000 articles, I now marvel at how God works. There are months when ...
You have to admire Christopher Columbus’ adventurous spirit. He persistently pursued his dream of sailing to what he believed was the West Indies. Although he set sail with faulty assumptions of the circumference of the earth, it still took a great deal of courage to set out on a journey no one had yet traveled. According to Brainyquote.com, Columbus wrote, ...
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