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 ...

Boss's Act of Kindness Prevents a Suicide

Every employee deserves to know they are unique and valuable to their boss.

That's the message of Tim Sanders, leadership coach and former Chief Solutions ...

Tasmanian Devils Spread Cancer with Their Mouths

Australian scientists discovered the cause of a mysterious disease that had killed thousands of Tasmanian Devils on the island state of Tasmania. The ...

Missing Extreme Makeover Has Tragic Consequences

A lawsuit filed against the producers of the hit TV show Extreme Makeover begins with the line, "Deleese Williams is considered ugly." The remaining ...

Man's Reaction Misinterpreted as Criticism

I showed up at the house of a friend and rang the doorbell. I was supposed to bring some chairs. He opened the door and said, "Ron, where are the ...

Angry Wife Gets Revenge on eBay

British shock-radio host Tim Shaw may have finally learned a valuable lesson about the consequences of our words.

While working his usual 10 p.m. to 1 ...

Calvin Coolidge on Guarding Your Tongue

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

—U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)

Prayer Deters Gossip

We never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray!

—Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill (1907–1994)

Communicating with Chainsaw or Scalpel?

Text: "The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil," (Proverbs 15:28).

Principle: Let your words be ...

Gossip Leads to Violence Among Girls

Police chiefs, school teachers, and social workers are all reporting an alarming new trend in the U.S. Girls are becoming more violent, more often. Justice ...