When we think of people being in “rapport,” a picture comes to mind of a type of “emotional harmony” — sort of an “agreement between one another’s spirits.” The two people “get” one another. They enjoy each other. Rapport can actually be built very quickly when there...

While writing this blog, I looked at the US National Debt Clock. Ouch! The United States of America has $35,168,760,900,784 in debt. That number only lasted two seconds and then went up. That is approximately $104,424 for every person in America. Those numbers are dynamic and have the potential to be devastating.

I’ve often thought about the familiar verse in Ecclesiastes 3:1, which says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Here is some insight into the meaning behind the verse, including this important truth, “Our situations will not last forever. If you are in a certain season of life, you can be confident the season will end at some point.”

Sometimes, we make faith a little bit too mystical when it is, in fact, something we apply wherever we go. For instance, when you enter a restaurant, you apply faith that the restaurant employees follow health standards and prepare your food correctly. When you board a plane, you apply faith that the plane will take off, fly to its destination, and land.

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Congress, made up of delegates from the United States’ original 13 colonies, unanimously approved the...

Are you old enough to remember when TV dads were portrayed as pillars of wisdom and strength?

As kids growing up in the South, we played in the Woods. The “woods” are the wooded areas we entered to play, build forts, dig foxholes, camp out, explore, and hike. There were trails to follow, trees to climb, thick brush to navigate, fallen trees, bugs, spiders, and snakes.

Long ago, “barnstormers” were pilots who traveled across the country offering airplane rides and showcasing aerial stunts.

Water is a major body component, accounting for 50–60% of your total weight. It is vital for all body functions, from flushing out waste to lubricating your joints. All body cells, organs, and tissues require water to function. Generally, a person can only survive...

At work, we serve. We serve the users of products and services that we and our companies produce and sell. But what about the people working alongside us? What about the people we spend so much time with—our bosses, our teams, our peers, our rivals, our friends? What...