Better than a paycheck …
You don’t have to teach people to complain, criticize, or be selfish. We’re naturals at it. But we do have to learn to express appreciation. People need […]
12
Oct
2026
Blog Tag
Miscellaneous
06
Oct
2026
Where would you be, spiritually, without your pastor?
Albert Camus was born into a desperately poor family in Algeria. His father died when Camus was an infant, his mother was illiterate, and his family expected […]
01
Oct
2026
The people who shepherd you are worth honoring …
In Enterprise, Alabama, you will see one of the most unusual monuments ever built. It is a monument to honor the boll weevil, the little insect that […]
11
Sep
2026
The light still shines …
There are days when the darkness in this world becomes painfully visible. September 11, 2001 was such a day. Twenty-five years later, we remember a terrible act […]
09
Sep
2026
Dealing with two important questions that follow suicide …
Few deaths leave those who remain with as many unanswered questions as suicide. When someone we know takes their own life, understanding how they could have reached […]
01
Sep
2026
Five ways to tell if you’re a glutton (even when food isn’t the problem) …
Chef Chris Cosentino, Food Network star and executive chef at San Francisco’s Incanto restaurant, once came up with a practical solution for people who occasionally indulge until […]
27
Aug
2026
The pervasive problem of “You think you know, but you really don’t know” and the harm it causes …
There are moments when another person’s suffering asks something of us. It may ask for time, patience, money, inconvenience, presence, advocacy, forgiveness, practical help, or simply the […]
25
Aug
2026
Intentional integrity makes an honorable life visible …
In Growing Deep in the Christian Life, Charles Swindoll tells a story about an honest act that took an unexpected turn: Several years ago, in Long Beach, […]
14
Aug
2026
Should AI have a place in your child’s schoolwork?
As children return to school, many parents are going to discover that one of the most important decisions about homework is no longer whether it gets done […]
13
Aug
2026
Five tips that can help any student boost academic performance …
What makes the difference between studying and actually learning? Students can spend a great deal of time on schoolwork without getting as much from that effort as […]