Writer Tries to Go One Month Without Saying Hurtful Words

We've all heard the old adage, "If you can't find anything nice to say about someone, don't say anything at all." In an article ...

"Reply All" Ad Depicts Email Regret

One of the popular ads debuted at the 2011 Super Bowl broadcast was titled "Reply All," by Bridgestone Tires. Two men are working at their computers ...

Dealing with Conflict After 60 Years of Marriage

In a 2011 Leadership Journal article, Gordon MacDonald shares the moving story about his friends Dr. Paul and Edith Rees. When the Rees's were in ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Ministry of Listening

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote:

Christians, especially ministers, so often think they must always contribute something when they are in the company of others, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Showing Dignity at Airline Ticket Counter

In an article for Leadership journal, Gordon MacDonald shares the story of a friend who was caught in the middle of a nasty church conflict that had spun ...

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 ...

Little Things, Tremendous Consequences

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.

—Bruce Barton, ...

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 ...