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

Last week’s blog was somewhat of a commentary on Jesus’ parable of the rich fool. I ended with words on why Jesus deemed this wealthy man to be a fool. He felt secure in his wealth, but failed to account for his mortality. Jesus then ends the parable, calling this man a fool: “So is […] Read more

After my previous blog on the “super-rich,” I thought I would continue with additional thoughts on money and wealth. I recently read that eleven of Jesus’ parables are teachings on money and what we should be doing (and not doing) with it. So clearly, this was an important topic to Christ and we should take […] Read more

I recently read an interesting book titled, Fables of Fortune. The subtitle caught my attention and was probably the reason I purchased the book—What Rich People Have That You Don’t Want. The book was written by Richard Watts, an attorney and graduate of Harvard Business School. He is the founder and president of Family Business […] Read more