You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
02354 – More Scalpel than Dagger?
When the Bible describes the word of God as "sharper than a two-edged sword," perhaps we should envision this probing and incisive word of truth more as a surgical scalpel or a gamma knife capable of going after our deepest sin, rather than using the Bible as a dagger...
01751 – Loving Each Other, Still
We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.
01678 – Still the Same Light
One Song Every war and every conflictbetween human beings has happenedbecause of some disagreement about names.It is such an unnecessary foolishness,because just beyond the arguingthere is a long table of companionshipset and waiting for us to sit down.What is praised...
01610 – Power vs. Authority
The Quaker writer Richard Foster was the first to alert me, I believe, to the important distinction between power and authority. Power is claimed; authority is earned. Power is based on being in charge and having the leverage to impose punishment on others who might...
01219 – Convictions: Compromise or Compassion?
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise...
00215 – Don’t Be a Jerk!
Note to self: It’s not discourteous to state a disagreement. It’s discourteous to state a disagreement like a jerk.
00082 – Key to Good Leadership
Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.