Narcissists are big idea people, but sometimes their ideas lead to serious consequences.
I most certainly don’t want anyone to die! This is what the LORD God says. Change your ways, and live! Ezekiel 18:3...
At some point in every leader's vocational journey, he or she slams into the limits of their strengths and/or the destructive power of their weaknesses. It's at these times that an executive coach...
At the beach this past summer I saw people of all ages, from toddlers to seasoned adults, standing and running and laughing...
Bruce Renfroe, an elevator operator in New York City, quickly came to recognize the same somber faces riding his elevator every day.
My friend Earl Palmer once visited a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. When it came time to go, he boarded a small plane. The young pilot described what their launch by catapult would feel like.
The punishment is of the people’s own making. The people have been working faithlessly, turning good materials of stone, wood and metal...
The finale of “The Office” had me laughing and even close to shedding a tear. For nine seasons, we watched as a...
How can the church make God's wisdom known to the world and, indeed, to the whole cosmos? And, on a personal note...
Am I laboring on even as darkness falls? Or have I succumbed to thinking I can wield power without humility?
I love pickles–ALL sorts of pickles. Pickle spears to accompany sandwiches, dill slices on hamburgers, little gherkins for snacking, and giant pickles...
The down economy has hit many sectors. One area often overlooked is small or new church pastors, who lead churches with struggling finances. ...
In desperation, Wayne goes searching for help on his bookshelf. He spots a title that could be the very thing he’s looking for — The Businessman’s Topical Bible.[1] A quick glance indicates how...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
Reformissionary Steve McCoy and his family have had a hard year. He's chronicled his wife Molly's Chiari I Malformation on his blog...
As Jesus spent time in the Temple courts, some of the leaders were trying to find a way to have him arrested or even killed. Several came to him with a trick question.
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that all spiritual growth, whether of individual Christians or the body of...
A few days ago, we began a close reading of a crucial phrase in Ephesians 4:15, "speaking the truth in love." I...
Although I have heard the story of Easter every single year I have been alive, the grace of God still seems so mysterious.
In the time of Isaiah, Israel continued to do the things associated with worship: offering sacrifices, keeping the festivals, and lifting up their hands in prayer. But God’s people were not...
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