Lessons from Life

Perhaps God had chosen me in my time to detail what I learned from all the madness about.

I learned that often the false is made to look appealing.

I learned ...

Using Your Time Wisely

Too many folks spend their whole lives trying to fix things that happened before their time. You're better off using your time to improve yourself. ...

Graveyard Talk

Know when to keep quiet. When we decide something is private, we'll say it's "graveyard talk." That means it's between you and me and the tombstone, honey. ...

Living Between the Steps

A university professor tells of being invited to speak at a military base one December and there meeting an unforgettable soldier named Ralph. Ralph had ...

An Optimistic View

All the experiences that we've had are a rich storehouse of memories. We learned from the difficult times, and we learned from the times of laughter as ...

Making Life Worthwhile

Either life is always and in all circumstances sacred, or intrinsically of no account.

Recognizing Our True Poverty

Rudyard Kipling, speaking to a group of graduates, said, "One day you're going to meet a person of such prominence that these things will not ...

Something New Every Day

See each day as a chance for something new to happen, something you never experienced before.

The Centrality of Vision

A vision is the dominant factor that governs your life. It determines all the choices you are making. It's what's left after all the layers are ...

The Lack of a Spiritual Center

The number one struggle of Christian leaders is a lack of personal internal organization--that is, a sense of the spiritual center.