Bonnie Wurzbacher weighs in on the importance of women leaders in business and church.
When we think of Billy Graham, we tend to think of him as preacher and pastor. But Billy was also CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and he influenced many institutions. He...
As head of the Atlanta-based PR consultancy The DeMoss Group, Mark DeMoss trades in right words and good judgment. In The Little...
Transcript A scout troop on a weekend camping trip pulled a loaded van into the only remaining campsite. There followed a flurry of organized activity. Seven boys leapt from the vehicle and scurried...
Baseball Hall of Famer Casey Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 through 1960. In twelve years, he led the team to seven World Series championships. Once, when he was asked about what...
A new leadership style is coming, and it arrived washing the disciples' feet. It is leadership that serves.
We have everything we need to be well. The church I serve came to this conclusion based on a scripture story about Jesus in John 5. Jesus walks up to an invalid of...
During the American Revolution, a man dressed in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small stronghold. Their leader shouted instructions from his horse. The man asked the...
An Interview with Ken Melrose, Toro Company's former CEO.
A young lady once spent an evening at dinner with a world-famous politician. The following evening she dined with an international diplomat. Later she was asked what impressions these two...
Artist Madge Harrah recalls an incident when she was a young graphic artist and made a serious error in her work. Then she heard a customer berate her supervisor about the error. As...
Admiral Richard Byrd’s Antarctic polar expedition of 1939 and ‘40 had reached Sulzberger Bay—farther than any previous South Pole venture—when its small wooden ship, the U.S.S. Bear, became ice...
The people of Bayview, Virginia, lived in shacks, used outhouses, and hauled water from wells. Generation after generation stayed mired in grinding poverty. Then a longtime resident, Alice Coles...
Tugboats play an enormous role in a smoothly running port. But in one busy harbor, they had a special name for a certain reckless tug. They called her "Tug and Tag." She earned...
If you keep up with what is happening in the business world, “faith in the workplace” is becoming a significant topic in our day. Our reflex reaction when we talk about the workplace...
Weighing in at one mighty chapter, Philemon is the shortest book written by Paul and one of the shortest in the entire...
Onesimus has incurred a social and economic debt Paul is going to address in ways that are distinct from the way this situation would normally have been addressed.
Paul’s greeting to Philemon sets the stage for the delicate social negotiation he is about to undertake.
Paul’s way into his request will sacrifice his position of leadership as an example of what he is about to ask.
How does faith change work and leadership? Lessons on leadership beyond rank and power from Philemon.
