Tag: general

By Touré Roberts It seems like only a small number of people consider themselves to be broken in any way. However, the majority of people who don’t consider themselves broken will acknowledge that they aren’t perfect and make mistakes....

by Kelinda Crawford Q: In your book, Overcoming Hurtful Words, you refer to rest as collecting strength. How are these two concepts interrelated? A: An aha moment came to me as I was studying and preparing...

by Mitch Davis There have been many times in my life when I was reassured that God knew of my circumstances, my needs, and was there to help, but none quite so dramatic as the night I was hit...

By Daniel Rice Five to ten seconds. After that, the filter kicks in. In our day and age, five to ten seconds is usually all the time we’re given to persuade someone that...

by John Maxwell President Harry S. Truman said, “In reading the lives of great men, I have found that the first victory they won was over themselves. . . . Self-discipline with all of them came first.” That is...

By Randy Newman It’s been over a decade since I first wrote Questioning Evangelism, which included a chapter with the same title as this article. It was the most difficult chapter of the book for me...

By Jason Jimenez Millennials think and feel differently than previous generations. Their behaviors, buying habits, and brand loyalty (or lack of it) are far less predictable than those of their parents, and certainly grandparents. Yet the one...

by Sheila Walsh But I’ve found that being honest and open about our struggles is the only way to understand that we are all seen, known and loved by God, no matter how dark our troubles may be. We...

By Smokie Norful We can’t stop people from speaking negative messages into our lives—and we need to listen to them to see if they’re true so we can learn from them—but we don’t have to give...

Advice from Alan Briggs Alan, in your book, Everyone’s a Genius, you have a section titled, “Go Ahead and Fail.” Failure is a concept that most people would rather avoid. Let’s talk a moment about how...