As we begin a new year on Wednesday, I thought an essay from my new book, Practical Wisdom: The Art of Living Well would work well for today’s blog. It’s titled “The Art of Achieving” and I believe it will provide a great challenge as we prepare for the new year. ***** I recently read […] Read more

The first verses of Paul’s letter to the Romans are rarely, if ever, considered to be part of the Christmas message. But when we look at them, we will quickly and clearly see why they are significant for Christmas. “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel […] Read more

Back in July of 2018, I wrote a blog about Charlie Munger and a commencement address he made at Harvard in 1986. Munger died a year ago at the age of 99. He was Warren Buffet’s business partner and best friend. Buffet believed Munger was one of the wisest, most knowledgeable people he had ever […] Read more

Union Hill Publishing has just released a new book by Richard Simmons III titled, Practical Wisdom: The Art of Living Well. It is a series of short essays that provides instruction on how to live well and effectively. Today’s blog is an essay taken from the book and it’s titled, “How to be a Student […] Read more

In the last twenty-five years, in my work with businessmen, one cannot help but notice how men get their identities in life based on their work and how well they perform in their work. I think this is also true of women. Recently I read about the great jazz musician, John Coltrane. He not only […] Read more

I recently taught a message on wisdom as found in the book of Proverbs. I took a somewhat unusual approach by asking the participants, what is the opposite of wisdom? The response, of course, was “foolishness.” In the Bible, there is a great deal taught about foolishness and being a fool. In fact, most commentators […] Read more

George Shamblin is today’s guest blogger. He is a pastor, teacher, and published author who has been on staff at The Center since 2012. He is passionate about discipling men and helping them wrestle with what it means to be a Christian and a man in today’s world. George is releasing his new book, The Four Faces […] Read more

Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.” ***** “The longer-term your perspective, the better the decision you will make today.” —LARRY BURKETT   “Truth is as timeless as God Himself—it never changes. It may be forgotten, neglected, perverted, […] Read more

Have you ever given much thought to how your life has influenced other people? That would include being a good influence, but also a bad influence. Unfortunately, too many people just live their lives and never give this much thought. Just recently, I stumbled upon an old, true story that I first read many years […] Read more

Robert Roberts writes about a fourth-grade class in which the teacher introduced a game called the “balloon stomp.” A balloon was tied to every child’s leg. When the signal was given, the object of the game was for the students to try to pop everybody else’s balloon while protecting their own. The last child with […] Read more