The Honor of Early Adoption

The notion that "the first will be last" doesn't seem to bother some folks. When Apple's revolutionary iPhone hit the market in late ...

Winston Churchill on Popularity

Winston Churchill was once asked, "Doesn't it thrill you to know that every time you make a speech, the hall is packed to overflowing?"

"It's ...

Criticism Avoiders Anonymous

"Hello. My name is Clark." (The people gathered in the room respond, "Hi, Clark.")

"I am a…" (Group says, "You ...

Darryl Strawberry and Drugs

"Life has not been worth living for me. That's the honest truth."

Heroes Are Different from Superstars

Our age finds it difficult to come to grips with figures like Winston Churchill. The political leaders with whom we are familiar generally aspire to be ...

Watch Out for Wealthy Clerics

Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy, or who, from being nobody has become a celebrity.

The Celebrity Syndrome

Bible-signing can be very humbling. On occasion, when I have spoken at the same church several times, I have had to tell a child that my name is already ...

Faithfulness Is Better

It is better to be faithful than famous.

Prideful Deceits

Let's--all of us--decide to stop trying to convince the world that Christianity is true because Jesus makes us prettier, happier, thinner, wealthier, ...

The Power of Witnessing

When John Grisham wrote a book called A Time To Kill, it sold just five thousand copies in hard cover. I don't think it was advertised, ever made ...