Henry Ford on Reputation

"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."

—Henry Ford (1863–1947)

Students Ignored Needy to Preach Good Samaritan Sermon

In research done by Darley and Batson at Princeton in 1973, a group of theology students was told that they were to go across campus to deliver a sermon ...

No Excuses for Doing Nothing

In response to those who make excuses why they cannot serve the Lord, Rick Warren writes:

Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph ...

Sins We Excuse

Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. —G. K. Chesterton. ...

Boxer Mike Tyson Justifies Himself

"I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Charles Manson either.''

—Boxer Mike Tyson, arguing unsuccessfully during his application ...

Evangelizing in the Worst Circumstances

Dawson Trotman writes:

In 1948 in Europe I met for three days with a group of 25 German fellows. I talked to them every evening for three hours, laying ...

10 Excuses Not to Attend Church

If you took the excuses people use for not going to church and applied them to other important areas of life, you'd realize how inconsistent we can ...

Excuses for Missing Church

Why I stopped going to ball games:

1. Whenever I go to a game, they ask for money.

2. The other fans don't care about me.

3. The seats are too hard.

4. ...

Regret for Not Witnessing

In Decision magazine, Peggy DesNoyers writes:

My job as a psychiatric home-health nurse brought me in touch with many people who were hurt or angry and ...

Excuses: Any Will Do?

Zig Ziglar writes:

My brother, the late Judge Ziglar, loved to tell the story of the fellow who went next door to borrow his neighbor's lawnmower. ...