New Year's Resolutions and the Importance of Community

With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, ...

Donald Miller Realizes the Cost of a Lie

I lived for a time with my friend and mentor John MacMurray, where the first rule is to always tell the truth. John and I were sitting in the family room ...

Mahatma Gandhi Lists the "Seven Blunders of the World"

Mahatma Gandhi Lists the "Seven Blunders of the World":

1. Wealth without work

2. Pleasure without conscience

3. Knowledge without character

4. ...

Representative Barber Conable on False Principles

"Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle."

—Representative Barber Conable

State Trooper Uses Biblical Principles to Keep His Cool

Jay Kesler, former president of Taylor University, told about a state trooper who was awarded an "Outstanding Trooper" award.

Kesler, who attended ...

"Chariots of Fire": Living by Principle

The film Chariots of Fire is a true story about two British runners competing in the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian, was encouraged by ...

Duty Should Not Bring Conceit

To do one's duty will make anyone conceited who only does it sometimes. Those who do it always would as soon think of being conceited of eating their ...

No "No" in TV Land

Many of our adolescents and young adults cannot "just say no" to drugs because their whole approach to life has been shaped by television, the ...

The Money or the Principle?

When a fellow says, "It isn't the money but the principle of the thing" -- it's the money.