LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL A neighborhood bully about ten years of age was invited to go to a local Sunday School, and the boy went. The teacher recognized the lad and thought to herself, “I had better really pour it on this kid because I may never get another...
A powerful mind needs more than speed. It needs good brakes. Some minds run at 200 km/h. Ideas come quickly. One thought leads to another. We get excited, jump into projects, talk fast, think fast, and sometimes act before we have had time to think things through....
Ok, so if some things cannot be avoided what can I do with stuff that comes or happens? If you are going to fly somewhere, there could be turbulence at times when the aircraft shakes and bounces like a car on an old road. If you are going to sail somewhere there could...
There’s something beautiful about the Japanese art of Kintsugi. When pottery breaks, the pieces are not discarded. They are carefully restored, with the cracks highlighted in gold. The damage becomes part of its beauty. Emotional resilience is much like that....
"Still" — The word means motionless, unmoving, quiet and calm. It’s hard to get to this point physically and spiritually…but that's where the human spirit is able to hear from God. That’s where conscience speaks. That’s where memory recalls what’s wrong, what’s...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL We all have someone we’d rather not forgive. Two men are assigned to the same team at work. They come from different tribes with multi-generational histories of violence. One remembers stories his father told him. The other carries deep...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL Planet Earth, with its diameter of 7,926 miles, rests basically on nothing. Yet the earth races along its elliptical orbit around the sun in exactly three‑hundred sixty‑five and a quarter days. Isaac Newton defined this force in his...
Joy isn’t accidental. It grows through daily choices. Joyful people don’t have perfect lives. They face disappointments and setbacks, but develop habits that strengthen mind, heart, and spirit. Here are ten habits to cultivate: 1. Choose Gratitude – Focus on what you...
Empathy is the missing link between good relationships and great ones. In the early years of my practice, I began to notice something about myself—something my professors had warned me against. When someone shares a problem with me, my first instinct is to help. I...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL The English word “misery” comes from a Greek word miseo which is translated “to hate.” Yes, we know what hatred is, and with all due respects to what psychologists can do, I’ve never met anyone whose heart was filled with hatred for...