Steve Jobs Grateful He Was Fired

"I was lucky I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz (Steve Wozniak) and I started Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked ...

Edison Taught Employee Not to Fear Failure

In Shepherd Leadership, authors McCormick and Davenport remind Christian leaders to allow for second chances and gently restore the fallen. They write: ...

Lighting Director Prepared for Heaven

Pastor Jack Hayford tells this story:

It was a deeply sobering day when I came to Carl's room in the hospital knowing there were only a matter of hours ...

The Dangers in Daycare

Strangers, not parents, provide early childhood care.

A long-term government study has discovered "that kids who spend long hours in day care have ...

Henry Drummond on Heaven

The heaven of Christianity is different from all other heavens because the religion of Christianity is different from all other religions—it moves ...

Martin Luther King on Excellence

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, six months before he was assassinated:

Sculptor Henry Moore on the Secret of Life

The famous English sculptor Henry Moore was asked a fascinating question by literary critic Donald Hall.

"Now that you are 80, you must know the secret ...

Henry Ford on Reputation

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

—Henry Ford (1863–1947)

Success Gave Executive a Hollow Feeling

A N. Y. Times article on people who are sick of too many hours at work tells the story of Diane Knorr, a former dot-com executive:

"The first time ...

John Wesley Ministered with Serenity

At 73 years of age, John Wesley related in his journal (June 28, 1776) that he was far more able to preach than when 23-years-old; he traveled more than ...