Do you remember the Walt Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast? The movie's lesson is that what we think is ugly (a beast) can become beautiful over time and with perspective. Conversely, sometimes what we think is beautiful, handsome, or desirable on the outside is a beast on the inside, like the arrogant hunter Gaston.

Two guys are talking about their boss's upcoming wedding. The first guy says, "It's ridiculous! He's rich, but he's 93 years old, and she is just 26! What kind of wedding is that?

Here's a great illustration I found online about two different perspectives. One perspective comes from Venus (feminine), and the other from Mars (masculine). One is called The Wife's Diary. The other is called The Husband's Diary.

I’ve been thinking about this lately. We tend to adopt the attitudes of those closest to us, both in proximity and in heart.

I like communicating with people. I'm a pastor, speaker, and author, but most people say I do much more than that. I communicate. I communicate or at least attempt to communicate.

You've heard and seen the headlines: public servants demanding or accepting money or favors in exchange for services; politicians misusing public funds or granting public jobs or contracts to their sponsors, friends, and families; and corporations bribing officials to secure lucrative deals.

The clutter of debris from the destruction was screaming “all around you.” But before Nehemiah could rebuild the city, he needed to clear the clutter caused by the destruction. The same is true for us today, in our personal lives, and in our culture and nation.

Here's a story about a man named Remus Starr that shows how the principle of sowing and reaping works despite others' efforts to change the reaping.

One of the most extraordinary experiences of my life was serving as a Singles Pastor at two large churches in the Phoenix area. From 1980 to 1982, I was a pastor at Grace Community Church in Tempe, Arizona, where we served 550+ single people in our Sunday school classes. From 1982 to 1987, I was a pastor at Northwest Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona, where we started with six people and soon grew to 250+ singles in our Sunday school classes.

These days, it seems like everyone has a pet dog. Pet store dog food sales are booming. And, of course, the quality of dog food has moved from the outhouse to the penthouse (or should I say pethouse).

Whether you are enjoying the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States (North America) or not, one thing is for sure: international fans coming to the United States to watch their teams compete are enjoying it. It's all over the news.

Leadership is amazing. You can't quite define it or grasp it. There is no set shape or size to leadership.

Through the years, I have learned that people enjoy, grow, and even are set free from their mental and emotional issues by reading what I call an Aha moment. One liner’s say a lot in a little.

There will be many times in our lives when we make judgments about other people’s behavior. Today’s article is about a true and extraordinary event that many people don’t know about.

Several years ago, I was speaking in a large church in Manila, the Philippines. The church was in a poor barrio of Manila. A thousand people or more were crammed into an old, tattered building designed to hold five hundred. But the room was filled with expectant and exuberant Filipinos and Filipinas. The room was hot, but the spiritual temperature of the people was even hotter.