Calvin Coolidge on Guarding Your Tongue

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

—U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)

Prayer Deters Gossip

We never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray!

—Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill (1907–1994)

Communicating with Chainsaw or Scalpel?

Text: "The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil," (Proverbs 15:28).

Principle: Let your words be ...

Gossip Leads to Violence Among Girls

Police chiefs, school teachers, and social workers are all reporting an alarming new trend in the U.S. Girls are becoming more violent, more often. Justice ...

Epidemic of Lies

It was the dream of a lifetime for George O'Leary: A chance to coach the world's most prestigious football team—Notre Dame's Fighting ...

Old Man Regains Hearing

An elderly man had serious hearing problems for a number of years. His family tried again and again to convince him to get a hearing aid. Finally he relented. ...

Hardball Takes Over Public Life

At the beginning of the 21st century, reasoned discourse [is imperiled]. Reasoned discourse is increasingly giving way to in-your-face sound bites….Hardball ...

Patricia Heaton on Walking Out

"What was passing for humor basically ranged from stupid to vulgar—and I just thought, 'I'm not going to be a part of this.'" ...

School Principal Calms an Angry Father

A man received notice that his son, during his senior year in high school, had failed a course. The father, determined that his son would attend the best ...

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. ...