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Are You In A Hole?

Posted on February 3, 2019 by editor

In my book, “Six More Chances: Success in the Midst of Failure,” I recount the parable of an old donkey that fell into a farmer’s abandoned well. For hours, the donkey cried piteously from its hopeless position, looking upward for … Continue reading →

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Advice To Wounded Eagles

Posted on April 16, 2018 by editor

“Think of me as a fellow-patient in the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier, could give some advice” (C.S. Lewis). In the steps of Lewis, I also could give some “advice” to wounded eagles—all who, in spite … Continue reading →

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Failure Is Never Final!

Posted on February 18, 2018 by editor

Have you been stung by failure? Are you hurting from the shame of your self-inflicted wounds? Have you lost hope, feeling that your relationship, health, studies, business, or profession is over? FAILURE IS NEVER FINAL! You can bounce back and … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Moments

Posted on August 13, 2017 by editor

They are sudden, painful, and life-shattering. Gordon MacDonald calls them “disruptive moments.” They are “those unanticipated moments, most of which, one would usually have chosen to avoid had it been possible.” He goes on to say, “We don’t like disruptive … Continue reading →

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Safe And Sound

Posted on June 22, 2014 by editor

In Christ’s parable, the prodigal son returned home and his father gladly “received him safe and sound” (Luke 15:27). God knows how to lift us up out of our predicaments. He knows how to fix our broken worlds. He brings … Continue reading →

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