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Storytelling requires great care and integrity. We talk about telling stories with kindness, authenticity, and a love for God and others.
David’s adultery, murder, and trail of lies must qualify as a worst-case scenario. How did he survive?
"How's your soul?" Every Friday morning he asks me the same question. Today I wish I could avoid it.
Since I've been writing sports (seemingly since the first set shot dropped into a peach basket nailed on a barn wall), I've often been asked to speak on the connection between sports and faith. ...
Two emergency room doctors talk openly about their attempts (and failures) to bring order out of chaos.
My friend Howard recently completed a major feat: running a half-marathon, which is an impressive 13.1 miles. ...
From his work in sales, Paul could look ahead and see serious problems in the company’s path.
When you're making changes, big or small, it's important to communicate, and to help people understand the "why" behind what's happening.
Psalm 44:23-24 comes in the context of an extended lament, in which the psalmist accuses God of mistreating his people, even though...
The team had met twice now, and John believed he’d been left out of the loop both times. In the break room, when he approached certain people, conversation appeared to stop. Rejection haunted...
As the sales trip ended, Jim found his team writing furiously in the hotel lounge. “We’re totaling meal expenses,” Bob said. That confused Jim. “But our clients paid for the meals,” he said....
When I was in college, our student fellowship had a daily prayer meeting. One day a student, I’ll call her Amy, asked us to pray with her about some guidance she was seeking...
"Is it true that you once fell asleep during one of your own lectures?" Would you acknowledge the truth?
Transcript To Jack, the new guy looked like an unmade bed. Slacks with no crease. Shoes scuffed. Hair messy. The guy’s shirt style was perfect—for ten years ago. Yet, other than his rumpled...
Transcript Jim saw the negotiations sliding off track. Both he and Bill, the man across the table, wanted the deal done. But they had a list of differences to settle. All that morning...
Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your...
Transcript Can you imagine a pro athlete who would knowingly disqualify himself from a full year of competition? I'm thinking of a pro golfer who did just that: J. P. Hayes. The Q-School...
During election years, the 24-hour news cycle is bad news for me. I want to keep up with everything. As for the candidates: they can never let their guard down. Besides public speeches, a...
Everyone in the office had been stung by Mac's sarcasm. Each morning, Mac's harsh words put people on the defensive. When Mac showed up, morale went down—until a new hire refused to buy...
Edgar Guest wrote a poem entitled "It Couldn't Be Done." Let me read you the first stanza:Somebody said that it couldn't be done,But he with a chuckle repliedThat "maybe it couldn't," but he...
