The Four Stages of a Leader’s Spiritual Growth
by Jim Wood I know a gentleman who runs a major division of a global firm. He is super-successful, has a wonderful family, and is faithful to his church. By all appearances, he models Christian...
View ArticleA Beautiful Workplace Starts by Investing in People
by Jen Petro White tulips leaned into one another. Tears splotched Lindsay’s shirt as she spied them in a vase on her desk. “They remembered,” she thought, drawing in her breath. This wasn’t a Hallmark...
View ArticleRediscovering Community: How One Facebook Group Led Me Back to the Internet
by Alissa Wilkinson Years ago, during Lent, I wrote a short post about how many of my friends were choosing to fast from Facebook—an admirable move, I argued, but probably even more beneficial if it...
View ArticleCreate Good: It Takes Persistence
by Ann Kroeker Whether you’re creating good in this world by faithfully serving others or by actually creating something like art, music, writing, or dance, it takes work. It takes time. It takes...
View ArticleLead with Respect in Three Easy Steps
You probably can recite the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus’ gospel parable is a staple of Sunday school classes and Bible studies. By contrasting the generosity of the Samaritan from the actions of...
View ArticleThree Questions You Must Answer Before You Die
by J.B Wood Every now and then it’s good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where you are in life. My friend Rob did this for me over breakfast the other day. You’d like Rob. He is a smart,...
View ArticleFiguring Out Success With the Amish
by Erik Wesner I’ve spent a lot of time with the Amish these past few years. I first encountered Amish outside of Arthur, Illinois, a rural community where the corn towers overhead and buggy traffic...
View ArticleLeaving a Creative Legacy
by Dena Dyer On my mother’s side, I come from a long line of “creatives.” Which is a nice way of saying our family is a little whacked-out. My great-grandfather Pappy wrote many unpublished short...
View ArticleTomorrow’s Legacy Today: What Will the Children Remember?
by David Rupert We sat in the middle of the floor, surrounded by thousands of photos. My sister and I were overwhelmed by these collected images from the generations of our family. Mom had pictures...
View ArticleHow to Build a Legacy
by Howard E. Butt, Jr. Howard E. Butt, Jr., served as president of the H. E. Butt Foundation until 2014. He is the founder of Laity Lodge and The High Calling, and serves as vice chairman of the H....
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