An Act of Tough Love Changes an Employee’s Life

Christian businessman and author John D. Beckett shares the following personal story about the redemptive power of speaking the truth in love:

I was in ...

Father Saves NFL Son from Steroids

Before Bill Curry was an ESPN analyst, he was a college football coach, and before that he was a lineman in the National Football League. Today he sports ...

Donald Miller on Belief and Actions

Donald Miller gives some practical insights on actions and belief in his book Blue Like Jazz:

The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. ...

Seminary Student Learns from a Rebuke

Gordon MacDonald writes:

As a seminarian, I was asked to write and deliver a paper to a special forum of students and faculty. Typical for me, I put off ...

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 ...

Parents Sometimes Love by Complaining

Some years ago, when a serial killer known as the Hillside Strangler was attacking and killing young women in our La Cañada neighborhood, our teenage ...

Vince Gill Learns a Lesson

Country singer Vince Gill tells about meeting a young cancer patient named Tara:

I remember meeting her in the hospital after playing golf all day, and ...

Placing Blame

It may not be your fault for being down, but it's got to be your fault for not getting up.

Silence Isn't Always Golden

At times one hesitates to reprove or admonish evil-doers, either because one seeks a more favorable moment or fears his rebuke might make them worse, ...

A Voice from the Window

Jawanza Kunjufu, in his book, Restoring the Village, writes:

When I was a 14-year-old high school freshman, school was dismissed early for a teachers' ...