Life Lessons

A Mother’s Selflessness

by Tom Clark
May 12, 2017 • 4 minute read

One of the greatest traits of good mothers is their selflessness. This is even demonstrated in the animal kingdom. What can we learn from the examples of our mothers? Anyone who has spent...

There’s a Proverb for That: “Aging—It’s Better Than the Alternative”

Proverb: “Aging—Better Than the Alternative”

by Eddie Foster
February 27, 2017 • 4 minute read

Growing older is often seen as a negative and frustrating part of life. What can we learn about aging from literature that is literally ancient? Does it seem like society is obsessed with...

Lessons I Learned From Cancer

by Caroline Mills
January 6, 2017 • 4 minute read

At the age of 29, I was diagnosed with cancer. Thankfully, I am now in remission. In this post, I would like to share lessons I learned from this experience. I remember the call from the...

The General and the Tree: A Lesson in Moving Forward

by Jeremy Lallier
December 14, 2016 • 5 minute read

When we find ourselves hurting or angry about the past, what can we do to move forward with our lives? The Bible offers a road map for doing just that. A little over 150 years ago, Georgia...

Get Out of the Boiling Pot!

by Debbie Caudle
October 5, 2016 • 4 minute read

Do you ever feel like your life is out of control? Do you feel like a crab boiling in a pot? What can this analogy teach us? I don’t eat crabs, so I’ve never seen them prepared....

Spiritual Lessons From a Slow-Speed Car Chase

by Jeremy Lallier
June 3, 2015 • 4 minute read

When Joe Gonzales led police on a two-hour chase, he probably didn’t realize his actions would be a helpful illustration of a much bigger spiritual problem. When your two-hour commute...

Chaos When There Is No Law

by Paul Suckling
September 18, 2014 • 4 minute read

When laws are not observed on the road, chaos is the result. These two stories demonstrate our need for God’s law. In 1967 Sweden announced a new law that required drivers to change...

The Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort and Contentment

Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort, Contentment

by Leslie Bosserman
June 27, 2014 • 6 minute read

Challenges like serving abroad can stretch our comfort zones and teach us things about ourselves and true contentment. It’s all about choices. As we sat around the Bedouin campsite, it...

Leadership Lessons From Washington and Lincoln

by Joshua Travers
February 17, 2014 • 4 minute read

History is full of leaders, bad and good. Among those recognized as great leaders are two men honored this U.S. Presidents’ Day. How can we join their ranks? Good leadership. There are...

Buckingham Palace: The Home of British Royalty

by Paul Suckling
September 3, 2013 • 4 minute read

A recent tour of Buckingham Palace in London, England, led the author to ponder an even greater seat of power. Recently my wife and I, along with hundreds of others, were able to stroll at...

Don’t Forget What God Says to Remember

by Erik Jones
June 18, 2013 • 5 minute read

Forgetfulness is a natural tendency. We all forget things, even when we are told to remember. Could you be forgetting a big thing that God says to remember? I forgot! Have you ever, in a...

If I Were a Rich Dad

by Mike Bennett
June 14, 2013 • 3 minute read

The book Rich Dad, Poor Dad taps into our desire to understand what the rich know. But I look to a different book to understand fatherhood—and true riches! Many years ago on a long...

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