Home 
On January 31, 2012, 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang the doorbell of Norman Johnson, a classmate of his from the 1950s. When the elderly Johnson opened the door, Ericsson pulled a …
S
-
- AthleteBasketballDefeatEnduranceFailureLessonLoseSportsSuccessVictoryWin
Making the Most of Failures
When asked, “What made Michael Jordan so great?” lots of basketball fans may think “practice,” “dedication,” “teamwork,” “great coaching,” “luck” or something else. When Michael Jordan answers that question about …
- CauseCivil WarCriticismHistoryInjusticeLeadershipPoliticiansShepherdSlaveryWarWork
Slamming the Shepherd
Abraham Lincoln may have been the most-criticized president in our nation’s history. In addition to the usual worries about economic matters, constitutional legality, and foreign affairs policies, he also presided …
-
Jake Porter wasn’t exactly the most talented player on his high school football team. OK, that’s an understatement. He’d never scored a single touchdown. He’d never even ran the ball. …
-
An old tale from the Middle East speaks of a merchant from Baghdad who sent his servant to the market one day. Before long the servant came back, white and …
- Benjamin FranklinConfessionCourageForgivenessHumilityLeadershipMistakeProblemProblem SolvingQuotesSolution
Benjamin Franklin on Mistakes
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
-
- AloneChoicesDiscernmentDiscipleshipIsolationLonelyQuotesReflectionRegretSolitudeSoul
Wayne Cordeiro on Solitude
“There is a difference between isolation and solitude. They may contain similar characteristics, but in reality they are worlds apart. Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation …
-
-
