
What You Say Everyday
As I travel the globe speaking at churches and leadership conferences, every once and a while, I meet someone special who brings...

Self-control is Just Controlling Yourself
There you go. The title of this article today is a definition of self-control. Self-control is just controlling yourself. Here's an...

Living Loved in Unloving Times
Here's a thought for you. Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. One of the scriptures' most influential and...

When the Tail Wags the Dog
The following testimony is by author/speaker Ty Bennett. What Mr. Bennett says in this short testimony is a life-lifting principle for...

Six Whimsical Snippets Requiring No Explanation
I thought it would be interesting to share six short stories with loud and clear messages written by others. All I can say is read, grow,...

Who Is the Person in Your Neighborhood?
From time to time, most of us feel left out. We feel like misfits. Others seem so confident, so sure of themselves, “insiders” who know...

Accessing the Asset of Likeability
Have you noticed that some people are naturally likable? They find it easy. Other people may not possess the intangible of likability,...

Taming a Green-Eyed Monster
Let’s start with an illustration that applies to every human being at some time or another. It’s called ‘Rowing a Boat that Goes...

All Dressed Up with Somewhere Good to Go
Billy Graham was 92 years old with Parkinson’s disease when this actual event happened. In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North...

How to Find Nemo
Have you ever considered that crises in our lives often could be caused by being in the wrong job or career, the wrong place mentally, or...

Lessons Learned from a Broom and Bucket
I grew up in the 1950s in Phoenix, Arizona. Like me, most of you baby boomers will remember the Disney movie Fantasia made in 1940. I...

Expectations Minus Reality Equals ______?
We live in a success-driven world that generally endorses the awkward value of ‘size equals impact.’ Everyone is impressed if we achieve...

Roaming the Romans Road
Throughout history, clarity has been a rarity. Joseph Pulitzer once said the following about writing to readers. “Put it before them...

What You Could Do If
What you could do if you didn’t know you couldn’t—I love that concept! Zig Ziglar uses that concept in one of the chapters in his book,...

Proving the Historians Wrong
I think most of us would agree that it seems like the world is spinning out of control in these current times. Worldwide, this spinning...

Tired Retired or Inspired Re-fired?
I’m a card-carrying member of the baby boomer generation. I'm starting to notice that I look older and feel older. I take back all those...

“Me Thinks, He Stinks!” or “A Stinkin’ Mess with a Prophetic Message”
Well, Easter was last Sunday. While resurrection is still on our minds, let’s glean some transformational lessons about another ‘raised...

“Me Thinks, He Stinks!” or “A Stinkin’ Mess with a Prophetic Message”
Well, Easter was last Sunday. While resurrection is still on our minds, let’s glean some transformational lessons about another ‘raised...

Make Your Day in Five Seconds
Sometimes the problem is not the problem. Consider this case: Diner: "I can't eat this soup." Waiter: "Sorry, sir, I'll call the...













