The Life of an Insight

A new insight is quite sound when a master uses it, cheapens as it becomes popular, and is unendurable when it is merely fashionable.

Education--To What End?

There are those who desire to acquire knowledge for its own value--and this is a base vanity. But there are others who desire to have it to edify others--and ...

Life's Turning Point

The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.

The Intelligence Knob

I wish there was a knob on the TV so you could turn up the intelligence. They have one marked brightness, but it doesn't work, does it?

A Definition of Television

Television: Chewing gum for the eyes.

Definition Is a Prerequisite for Resolution

Let me give you a principle to remember: Definition is a prerequisite for resolution.

In other words, if you can define a problem, you can usually deal ...

Beware of Eloquence

Always beware of the man who abounds in eloquent nonsense.

Lock Your Car

Trust in God but lock your car.

Fine Discernment

One night as we were packing up after a concert, we sent a young woman to pick up our children from the home they were staying in. Since the children ...

Worshiping the Wrong Monarch

The majority of us do not enthrone God, we enthrone common sense. We make our decisions and then ask the real God to bless our god's decision.