A 14-year old boy from New Haven wrote the following poem, and it's insightful and sobering. It was spring, but it was summer I wanted,...

All great leaders say they answered the "call," but what does that mean to the rest of us? Is that call an audible voice? Is it something...

I like the Korean adage, “You don’t avoid crap because you are afraid of it. You avoid it because you don't want to step in it.” I...

I recently read an article that said that older people (and I’m referring to retirees and senior citizens) are happier than younger...

Background Plato shares a dialogue between his teacher Socrates and a young man named Euthyphro. Socrates and Euthyphro run into each...

When Jairus the synagogue leader begged Jesus to come and heal his daughter, Jesus invited only three of His disciples to come...

This tiny book is written by none other than John C. Lennox, the author of God's Undertaker (which should be read by anyone interested in...

Subtitle: How God's Goodness Frees Us From Everything That Plagues Us Author: John Eldridge Eldridge is a New York Time Bestselling...

Frank Laubach (1884-1970) was a missionary to Philippines in the early 1900s. He is forever associated with the instructional approach...

“I got you.” “I got you covered.” “I got your back.” These are some comforting words, aren’t they? Whether we’re short on cash, strength,...

Author: Andy Stanley Publisher: Multinomah Andy Stanley is a bona fide evangelical leader in America today, having been under his father...

Back in 1971, way before the time of cell phones, emails, the internet, and wireless devices, Nobel Prize winning economist Herbert...

By far the #1 question that "thinking teenagers" (a.k.a. doubters or skeptics) ask is this one. In a nutshell, they ask: why would a...

"Mom. Dad. I need some space." Many pre-teens and most teenagers are asking for much-needed space for themselves. In essence, their body...

Characteristics of Underachievers (based on clinical studies) Underachievers are bright but they do not put out effort necessary for...

Many children have difficulties with apologizing for their actions or misbehavior. That is because they don't know how to appropriately...

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, said, "No wind favors him who has no...

I recently heard that “inspiration is the enemy of discipline.” That might sound odd because people assume that being inspired or having...

I'd like to share the following five elements of highly effective students. The first two are what I consider "God-given" elements and...

Why do some students have behavior issues or struggle with school work? That's probably THE #1 question asked by educators and parents!...