You Can't Keep Promises

Realize that you can't keep your promises. That may seem like a strange first step toward the goal of keeping promises, but it's true.

Consider ...

Real Men Don't Commit Adultery

I remember some years ago watching Phyllis George interview Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. It was a dull interview until Phyllis asked, "Roger, ...

Unpopular Chastity

There is no getting away from it: the old Christian rule is "Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence." ...

Opportunity in Hardship

Jacques Plante was an amazing man. His career as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, The Toronto Maple Leafs and ...

The Buddy System

1967. We were at war with Vietnam. And there I was, at the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was brutal.

I can still hear the raspy ...

What You Can and Cannot Do

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Prayer Is Not a Substitute

Prayer is not a substitute for intelligent effort, careful planning, efficient selection or people, or adequate financing.

God Sent You to Finish the Race

By 7 p.m. on October 20, 1968, at the Mexico City Olympics Stadium, it was beginning to darken. It had cooled down as well.

The last of the Olympic marathon ...

Always Faithful

Newsweek (11/19/90) ran an article titled "Letters in the Sand," a compilation of letters written by military personnel to family and friends ...

Christian Excellence

At the very heart of the Christian gospel is a cross--the symbol of suffering and sacrifice, of hurt and pain and humiliation and rejection. I want no ...