The old saying that beauty is in the mind of the beholder is true—and it also applies to inspiration. What some people find inspiring, others find downright depressing. Here’s a quote we recently featured in our Shareable Saturday email: “The success of economic freedom in increasing human prosperity, extending our life spans and improving the [...]
I think I finally understand this powerful season It seems like I’ve heard people make references to what they were giving up for Lent all my life. Because I was raised a non-church-going Protestant/Spiritualist, I didn’t know much about Lent, so I didn’t understand the point of giving up something for those six weeks beginning [...]
If you’ve read a book or taken a course on time management, you know the standard advice: Make lists, set goals, prioritize, keep a schedule, and so on. Lee Cockerell When Lee Cockerell spoke to the Central Florida Christian Chamber, he put a new spin on those old ideas. Cockerell is the former [...]
We thought we were being creative when we came up with the concept of the My Book About series, but our customers are finding more ways to use these books than we ever thought of. The My Book About series is your opportunity to write your own book about the politicians and celebrities making [...]
Below is an edited transcript of the video: If all you can do is pray, then pray. Pray with passion, pray with enthusiasm, pray without ceasing. So often I hear people who know people in need and they’d like to help, but for whatever reason they can’t. Maybe the person is in another city [...]
Recently a friend asked if I’d ever heard of a particular pay-to-publish company that someone she knew was considering as a publisher for a book. I hadn’t, but I decided to see what I could find out. So I Googled two phrases: [company name] scam [company name] reviews In addition to the company’s website, I [...]
Fearing God isn’t a bad thing. If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “I’ll put the fear of God into you,” you know it’s not meant as a nurturing, comforting promise. Merriam-Webster defines the idiom this way: to frighten (someone) very badly It saddens me to hear my faith distorted like that. When referring to God, [...]
I’ve never been good about remembering to close cabinet doors in the kitchen, so I guess it’s no surprise that I don’t close browser tabs, either. I always have multiple browser tabs open on my computer at any given time. In my defense, when it comes to browser tabs, it’s often more efficient to leave [...]
Edited transcript of the video: Do you want to write a book but you just don’t know where to start? When I talk to people about writing a book, the process seems so overwhelming to them. They may have a great story to tell or a great message to share, but they don’t know [...]
When you say, “Don’t worry,” you’re telling me I should worry. I’m not talking about trying to comfort someone who is already worried (although when does simply saying “don’t worry” ever stop someone from worrying?), I’m talking about prefacing a statement with, “Don’t worry” and then saying something that might be worrisome. When you do [...]
