‘Givers’ Are Happier, Less Stressed, More Successful in Business

An Atlantic article highlights the many benefits of going through life as a giver. Among many others, giving reduces stress and promotes well-being. "When ...

The Corpus Clock Depicts Time Gobbled Up

A Time magazine article on the 50 best inventions of 2008 recognized a mechanical timekeeper called the Corpus Clock, invented by Englishman John Taylor. ...

Early Arrival for Wedding Guest

Like most couples preparing for a wedding, Dave Best and his fiancée were probably worried about whether or not everyone would show up on time ...

Christians Struggle with Opposing Desires

We want to be a saint, but we also want to feel every sensation experienced by sinners; we want to be innocent and pure, but we also want to be experienced ...

Using a Shepherd Boy

While traveling in Jordan, Leadership journal editor Marshall Shelley noted:

While driving through the countryside and small towns, you're impressed ...

What Time I Have Left

Chuck Colson tells the following story of visiting Mississippi's Parchman Prison:

Most of the death row inmates were in their bunks wrapped in blankets, ...

Finding Peace through Adversity

Marie J. Wiebe, an ordained minister for the Evangelical Covenant Church in Camarillo, California, describes her difficult recovery from a massive stroke: ...

Don't Mow Over the Burning Bush

Are all the activities that scream for my time really essential? Am I missing the burning bush for trying to keep the lawn cut?

Listen Slowly

In his book Stress Fractures, Charles Swindoll writes:

I vividly remember some time back being caught in the undertow of too many commitments in too few ...

Time and Money

My time is as much mine as my money. If I don't let everybody else spend my money, I'm not going to let them spend my time.