Vince Gill Learns a Lesson

Country singer Vince Gill tells about meeting a young cancer patient named Tara:

I remember meeting her in the hospital after playing golf all day, and ...

Placing Blame

It may not be your fault for being down, but it's got to be your fault for not getting up.

Silence Isn't Always Golden

At times one hesitates to reprove or admonish evil-doers, either because one seeks a more favorable moment or fears his rebuke might make them worse, ...

A Voice from the Window

Jawanza Kunjufu, in his book, Restoring the Village, writes:

When I was a 14-year-old high school freshman, school was dismissed early for a teachers' ...

The Most Painful Experience

My most painful experiences have been when I've had a problem and no one loved me enough to tell me about it.

When the Devil is Dangerous

The devil is like a mad dog that is chained up. He is powerless to harm us when we are outside his reach, but once we enter his circle we expose ourselves ...

The Danger of Good Things

Something may appear to be good, but in reality it destroys some greater good and opens the door for more obvious evils.

Correction vs. Criticism

Expecting the precise scalpel of correction, we can get the blunt ax of criticism.

Welcome Criticism

Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating ...

The Preacher's Function

The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.