12 Parenting Esentials, by Michael Pearl

...Not just physical security—sometimes parents cannot control the circumstances—but security of soul. It is not only that parents provide food, shelter, and clothes, but that children feel their commitment to do so. This is not about what you do; it is about atmosphere, the very breath of home-life. The soul of a parent is the source of this security. Outward circumstances cannot touch that secret place where children feel their parents’ love and good will....

Real Love Marriage Vows, by Greg Baer, M.D.

...What we all want more than anything else is to feel loved, but not just any kind of love will do. We want to feel loved unconditionally. We want the kind of love we don’t have to earn by pleasing people. We want...

Stories About Corporate Storytelling, by David M. Armstrong

...Every company had people and therefore stories. So why weren’t they taking advantage of them? Well, today they are. Nowadays, corporate storytelling is—dare I say it—“hot.” The business world is now firmly in the grasp of what the National Storytelling Festival calls, “. . . an international renaissance of storytelling,” which is witnessing people around the world “. . . turning to the ancient tradition of storytelling to produce positive change in our world.”...

Overcoming the Fear of Failure, by Michael Trillo

At the core of the fear of failure was an assumption that perfection was the means that I would find my value as a person. Perfection was the ultimate goal and purpose of life. I used to be fearful of failure. Perfection is one of the most popular and poisonous lies that Satan has taught the world today. The passionate pursuit of perfection was the means I used to try obtain and maintain the elusive love and approval of my Heavenly Father.

Selfish? Me?? by Angela Parlin

...My reaction was something like this: Does anyone really feel that way about people—who are not their spouse or their children, their family or closest friends? I had a hard time taking Paul at his word, believing he was real. And deep down, that didn’t sit well with me. Over the last year, the Lord revealed some of my self-centeredness to me. And let me tell you, it’s a whole lot easier to deal with my revelations of my husband’s selfishness or the obvious bouts of selfishness in my children. I can tell them just what they need to do to fix it, if they’ll listen...