Marriage and Needs

I never got married to get my needs met. My husband does not exist to meet my needs. I exist to meet his needs. And incidentally, while I'm doing ...

Grace Greater than We Know

Why do we call grace amazing? Grace is amazing because it works against the grain of common sense. Hard-nosed common sense will tell you that you are ...

Herm Haakenson: Fisher of Men

Herm Haakenson: A salmon fisherman and "fisher of men"

During salmon season, he is permitted only one catch a week from his commercial fishing ...

You Can't Always Get What You Want ...

In his book Maverick, Ricardo Semler tells of a lesson he learned working at Semco: "We were in yet another meeting ... when we came to the purchase ...

Prayer That Is Personal

When we pray for ourselves, our petitions usually center around what we think we need or what we are sure so-and-so needs. God sees needs in our lives ...

The Essence of Life Today

The essence of life today is not having--it is having to have.

Life's Most Powerful Force

The Christian business person attracts people to Christ by serving need, not greed. When we do something to meet someone's need, he will ask why we ...

Inconspicuous Death

In 1992, a Los Angeles County parking control officer came upon a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on street-sweeping day.

The ...

Millennium Anxiety

Frantic man on the phone: "My wife just left me, I lost my job, I need surgery, and my spirits have hit bottom! Pastor, you've gotta help me. ...

Tragic Loneliness

We need to see that universal sickness, that innumerable throng of men and women laden down with their secrets, laden down with their fears, their sufferings, ...