Coach Tony Dungy reached the very brink of success—and then was fired: fired for not reaching the Super Bowl. What happened afterward? Sportswriter Joe Posnanski wrote, "Dungy had overcome. He...
I love Daniel. Every time I think my job is difficult, I can be thankful I at least applied for it. Poor Daniel didn't have much choice in his job in Nebuchadnezzar's palace—work...
"That's not my job!" I said indignantly.The office manager had suggested I work in the clinic for a day as a Medical...
Throughout His ministry, Jesus was a role model for leadership. He brought together a motley band of hotheads and momma’s boys and created an institution that thrives more than 2,000 years after he...
A recent Wall Street Journal article caught parents in dance recitals covertly sending and receiving emails while their budding stars were not directly on stage. I now know why—it’s because...
My friend recently attended a wedding with her granddaughter Bailey. My friend said to her granddaughter, "During the ceremony, we'll go to the front for the blessing."When the moment arrived,...
The little things always seem to make such a big difference. When I was young, growing up in a neighborhood of caring...
I try to be a good Christian at work. I try to follow Jesus' teachings. I try to model humility, kindness, and compassion. I try to buy a box of Thin Mints whenever...
I spent three years of my corporate career in the marketing department of a large children's hospital—a department of more than twenty...
Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Billy Graham. I was one of possibly eight or ten people having a meal with him in a hotel restaurant. ...
It’s not hard to find creative energy at work in our world. If you want a real challenge, try to find a...
A child once drew a picture of a tiny boat on a raging sea and wrote underneath: “Dear Lord, be good to...
Undaunted and cheerful (not always the case), I prepared paella for the 40 members of our youth group and their parents. As...
Our human sense of justice and God's sense of mercy aren't even on the same page. That's one thing we can learn from the most familiar story in the Bible, the parable of...
The parable of the talents from Matthew tells the story of three servants who receive different, but generous, sums of money from their master. The first servant is given 5 talents (a talent was...
Gene Stallings is a former defensive backfield coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Once, after a game against the Washington Redskins, Stallings overheard two of his players talking: Charlie Waters and...
About the time she was starting her own family, Joy Jordan-Lake assigned her college writing class—rows of...
Read Numbers 11:10-17 . ...
