Madonna on Her Me-Me Universe

Referring to her life before children, Madonna says, "I would have been a lot more selfish. I had no kids, so it was a very "Me-me-me universe. ...

Corrected by a Homeless Man's Rebuke

A homeless man in New York City rebuked me one day. I found him going through a trashcan on the side of our Manhattan church building. Frankly, I was ...

When Gossip Broke a Heart

In Today's Christian Woman, Ramona Cramer Tucker writes:

My friend Michelle admits to being caught in a nasty situation. While at a restaurant over ...

When Gossip Destroyed Trust

It happened over a diet Coke at my friend Ann's house. As we both "tsk-tsked" about the escalating divorce rate, Ann, whose husband had ...

Renowned Author Caught Lying

Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at the exclusive Mount Holyoke ...

Slander Destroys Churches

About 20 years ago, I said something impromptu to the new members standing in a row across the front of the church. As we received them, the Holy Spirit ...

Keeping Promises

Writer and speaker Lewis Smedes says:

Yes, somewhere people still make and keep promises. They choose not to quit when the going gets rough because they ...

Sabbath for the Tongue

In his book Sabbath Time, Tilden Edwards tells about a family with teenage children who decided, as part of their Sabbath commitments, that they would ...

Cascade of Conflict

A family in our church recently had their basement finished by a contractor. The process ended up being one of those construction nightmare stories. I ...

A Saving Rebuke

One time, twenty or so years ago, I was in Japan on a speaking tour with a close personal friend. He was a number of years older than I was. As we walked ...