I inherited my love for practical jokes from my uncles. One of them was particular adept at catching me off guard. Like the time he…

Every person on the face of the earth has a God-given capacity for empathy and compassion. Like every other ability, however, empathy does not…

At last he had his chance. Clutching his prepared statement in his hand, Mark sat down in the front pew, ready to get even with…

The current political climate, at both state and national levels, has highlighted the close connection between politics, pride and emotion. In an outward sense, every…

Study Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln and you’ll learn a great deal about how to relate to your spouse, children, co-workers and the…

I recently learned what makes some of the most powerful people in the world cry. Dr. Michael Lindsay, President of Gordon College, has interviewed 550…

If you want to diminish the value of a confession, use one of these three phrases. “I’m sorry if I’ve done something to…

In 1997, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Academy Awards for Best Actor and Actress for their roles in the romantic comedy, As Good As…

As the Civil War was coming to an end, it seemed inevitable that the North would prevail. President Lincoln had many discussions with administration “hardliners…

My mother passed away ten years ago on Christmas Eve. She was totally at peace and eager to see her Savior face-to-face. Not…

I have dozens of passports, and I need to renew them constantly. No, I’m not James Bond or Jason Bourne. I don’t fly…

Just before Christmas, I learned that over 500,000 copies of The Peacemaker are now in circulation in seventeen different languages. I also discovered that…

What is the greatest legacy you could pass on to your children and grandchildren? Lavish Christmas presents? Money? Property? Investments? Family name? Social or business…

She stood in line quietly crying, holding onto a metal sign to steady herself. I’d just arrived at the airport gate, ready to catch…

The Lord has opened two huge doors for us in 2018. One of them would enable us to train hundreds of Christian leaders in 145…

We all know the Golden Rule: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” But do you know the Golden Result? It…

Would you like to move beyond superficial conversation during your Thanksgiving gathering this year? Would you like to connect deeply with your family and friends…

In May, 2014, I learned that I have stage IV thyroid cancer. A month later, a gifted surgeon removed my thyroid and over forty lymph…

Indulging in bitterness is one of the most stupid things we ever do. How stupid is it? Well, think about it this way. Imagine that…

Today you are going to meet people who are hiding great emotional and relational pain. They will typically smile and say a few superficial words…

  Amidst all the social and political turmoil in Europe, God is moving to renew the biblical church and re-evangelize countries that have forgotten…

I’ve talked with many people who left their churches. Some did it for valid reasons and made the transition wisely and graciously. Others were…

A few days ago, a woman told me a heart-breaking story about her pastor. Cindy was born and raised at First Church, and Pastor…

There are two things you and I were never designed to experience: death and rejection. That is why they both feel so foreign and hurt…

Cindy and Clark went to their pastor, Paul, for marriage counseling (names changed but story used by permission). After several meetings, the three of them…

I share a lust with St. Augustine. Although he was a pillar of the church, he regularly prayed, “O Lord, deliver me from this lust…

My daughter, Megan, was eighteen months old when she decided to test her smile on a Hells Angel. Just before a vacation in Jackson, Wyoming…

Three months before graduating from law school, I decided I did not want to be a lawyer. Two years of interning for a plaintiff’s…

Have you ever been in a meeting that was about to explode? You could feel the tension building with each person’s comments and knew…

By Ken Sande, Founder of Peacemaker Ministries and Relational Wisdom 360 When I was in law school, I witnessed one of the most dramatic spiritual…

One of the most popular features of our training program is that we summarize all of our key principles in simple acrostics that can be…

In last week’s post, I described seven principles of relational wisdom that are illustrated in Congressman Steve Russell’s gripping book, We Got Him…

What is the common link between commanding soldiers in combat, passing a bill in Congress and leading a church or ministry? Answer: Success in each…

She was working the early shift at a small Starbucks counter in Dulles Airport. The young barista had probably been up since 4 or 5…

Our entire nation was stunned by yesterday’s shooting at a Congressional baseball practice. Rep. Steve Scalise was still in critical condition this morning, and…

This plenary address was made to 700 Christian leaders from throughout Europe at the European Leadership Forum in Wisla, Poland, in 2016. Download Teaching Outline…

Shortly after I graduated from law school and moved back to Billings to work in Federal court, I received some life-changing advice from a…

When Peacemaker Ministries launched its initial training on biblical conflict resolution, my dear friend and founding Board member Jim Soft contributed this study on the…

There is a direct correlation between the quality of employees’ family lives and the quality of their work lives. People who live with frequent family…

A young couple headed for divorce because of adultery came into my office one day. They picked the perfect week … the week before Easter.…