I met Dr. Jo Anne Lyon a few springs ago at Houghton College’s commencement. Now in her eighties, she exudes both an idealist’s enthusiasm and a seasoned leader’s grit. It’s an exceedingly rare combination. Her infectious joy and winsome invitation to the next generation of servant leaders inspired me to learn more—and the more...
“Who is my neighbor?” This question, posed to Jesus by one of the experts in the Law, sparked one of the most famous parables in all of Scripture: a story in which a bruised and bloodied man is left to die in the middle of a busy road, until he is finally rescued by...
Dr. Howard Hendricks, professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, carried out a study of 246 ministry leaders. Each had been caught committing significant immorality within a two-year period. What they had in common: all had believed they were immune to their failing. In C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, the demon Wormwood mentors his nephew, Screwtape,...