Encouragement: A Gift That Keeps On Giving

Encouragement: A Gift That Keeps On Giving

Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Yet there is one gift that blesses the receiver just as much as it blesses the giver: Encouragement. Encouragement is like a pebble dropped into the pond that sends its ripples out. It creates a virtuous circle...
The One Thing I Know To Be True: God Is Real

The One Thing I Know To Be True: God Is Real

During a recent interview to promote my latest business book, the interviewer threw me for a loop as we closed. She asked “What one thing do you know for absolute certain is true?” Such business appearances are pretty standard affairs for me. So I was prepped and had...
Mourning the Hopelessness of a Jewish Seder

Mourning the Hopelessness of a Jewish Seder

Until now, the Seder has been a mystery to me. Being raised a Christian, I knew little about Jewish traditions or celebrations. Of course, I knew our Savior was crucified during the Passover and the Exodus story on which it is based. But I knew nothing of the Seder,...
Whose Will Do You Really Serve: God’s or Your Own?

Whose Will Do You Really Serve: God’s or Your Own?

Listen to any prosperity gospel preacher and implicit in their teaching, couched in holy-sounding words, is the message that God doesn’t want you sick, poor or unhappy. He can make you healthy, prosperous and giddily happy if you follow their teachings, along with...