Why is prayer so often a last resort? Even though we were in Irkutsk, a city of 750,000 people, and had a map, we couldn’t make use of either because we didn’t know Russian! We stood for a moment thinking about which direction to head. We felt helpless. You see, after two days in Russia, […]
Communication is great. Connection is better. John C. Maxwell expands on this idea in his book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently. He writes about three key questions that people ask when we seek to make a connection with them. If we can answer “yes” to all three of these questions, […]
“When a boy turns 13, put him in a barrel and nail the lid on the top. Feed him through the knothole. When he turns 16, put a plug in the knothole!” That’s Mark Twain’s tongue-in-cheek child-rearing advice when it comes to young men. Having been a teenage boy myself, and having raised two sons, […]
Everyone loves to be encouraged. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I can live quite a few days on a positive comment offered by a friend or family member. But for whatever reason, too often we miss or ignore the opportunity to build up others. Though it was first published in 1936, Dale […]
“Some people come into our lives and quietly go. Others stay awhile, and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.” I was impressed by this quote, which surfaced in Dave Kraft’s book Leaders Who Last. I thought, How true! Pondering the quote naturally led me to think of Charlie Greene, one of these people […]
While browsing at a local bookstore recently, I found a book that captured my attention. It’s a leadership gem by the late Dr. Myles Munroe titled Passing It On with the subtitle, “Growing Your Future Leaders.” Dr. Munroe founded and chaired the International Third World Leaders Association, an organization devoted to training and developing leaders in more […]
