Young Man Weeps upon Hearing Words of Encouragement

Sean and Liegh Anne Tuohy, the real-life couple portrayed in the movie Blindside, share the following story in their book In a Heartbeat:

There is a little-known ...

Potato Chips and a Lesson on Speaking with Grace

Texts:Colossians 4:6 or passages that speak of evangelism or reaching out to others

Principle: Speaking to others with grace has great power

Objects: A ...

Words of Encouragement Spur on Famous Composer

Edvard Greig, the nineteenth century Norwegian composer, wrote his parents concerning the encouragement he received from famous Hungarian composer-pianist ...

The Power of an Aptly Spoken Word

About forty pastors and denominational leaders in Michigan squeezed into a relatively small conference room to discuss urgent and somewhat controversial ...

Loving Jesus: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

That you may love [Jesus Christ] truly, understand that his love is proved in three areas of your life—in your thinking, in your talking, and in ...

Biggest Problem in Communication

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

—George Bernard Shaw, Irish literary critic, playwright, and ...

Living an Open Life

Live so that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

—Will Rogers, actor, writer, and speaker, 1879–1935

Advice for Handling Criticism

In his book Confessions of a Pastor, Craig Groeschel offers some advice on how to handle critics:

It's a fact that "hurt people hurt people." ...

Confronting the Addiction of Harmful Words

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, has lectured throughout this country on the powerful, and often negative, impact of ...

Max Lucado Prefers Encouragement to Complaining

I discovered the importance of healthy counsel in a half-Ironman triathlon. After the 1.2 mile swim and the 56 mile bike ride, I didn't have much ...