Helping Others & Being an Example

Acts of kindness, the ones that really matter, are anything but random. If something is random, that means it occurred by chance or without reason. But kindness is when we… Read More »Nonrandom Acts of Kindness

The toughest trial you ever faced may have been one of the most important times of your life. That period when you felt the most pain, the most alone, prepared… Read More »The Value of a Crucible Experience

Have you ever had that nightmare where you have a test to take but you’re not prepared? It seems like almost everyone has, although the scenarios vary. For me, I… Read More »Serving Others

Imagine you are in a receiving line, with many people slowing streaming by. Each reaches out with a warm handshake and a smile, or bends over to give you a… Read More »Finding Purpose by Serving Others

It might be a guy thing, or maybe it’s just me. But I’ve always wondered what it would have been like to have been a soldier in combat. Would I… Read More »The Cost of Sacrifice

We all add to–or take away from– the lives of everyone we meet. All the time, whether we know it or not, we serve as an example for the people… Read More »How Anyone Can Be a Good Example

We have all watched, mesmerized, as ever-expanding ripples roll across the water. Even a small pebble could have started it all, but the ripples continue reaching outward long after the… Read More »The Ripple Effects of a Life Well Lived

Did you ever feel like you had gotten a glimpse of God at work? God could execute his plan for humanity in any number of ways. Amazingly, he has chosen… Read More »The Big Picture of God at Work