Character & Perseverance

Andy Roddick A true sportsman would rather live with himself than the trophy he didn't earn. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Aroma or Stench? by Sandra Herron Dignity Lost and Found by Mike Chalk

Can You Compete with Free? Through misfires and defeats, Silver persisted—and persistence paid off. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles The Failure That Results From Guarding Against Failure by Harold Fickett When Life and Work Fall Apart by Debra Klingsporn

Hot Water in the Workplace Hot situations are inevitable; their effect on us is not. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Show Faith Not Fear by Judi Mayne Perseverance Is a Corporate Responsibility by George Cladis

Eric Liddell He's a man who ran the race in order to win, and his story will inspire you to keep running. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Integrity in Difficult Situations by Leslie Williams Claiming Integrity in Economic Crisis by Michael Bruner

Olive Tree Use whatever situation you're in to help you grow stronger. Take a lesson from the olive tree. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles It's Not About You by Kristin Huffman Bless Your Heart by Nancy Lovell

Hank the Cowdog John Erickson borrowed money to start his own publishing company, then sold Hank the Cowdog books from his pickup truck. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Daniel in the Gossip Den by Kristin Huffman Guess Which Circumstances Are Beyond Your Control by Susan McCool

Baseball Where can you fail two thirds of the time and still be wildly successful? by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles What Difference Does Character Make? by Leslie Williams Pardon Me, But Who's Chained to Whom? by George Cladis

The First Baseball Any job, done to God's glory, proves the high calling of our daily work. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Business as Usual? by Al Hsu Seven Steps to More Joyful Work by Olga Samples Davis

Whether or Not You Feel Like It Responsible people do not need to "feel like it" to finish a task in the high calling of our daily work. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Hurry Up and Wait by George Cladis Seven Breaths by Michael Bruner

Want to Win? Keep Fighting! Coach Tony Dungy reached the very brink of successand then was fired. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles The Kind of Leader Companies Are Looking For by Charles Foster Johnson Pull a Daniel at Work by Camy Tang

Walt Disney on Celebrity Once someone asked the founder of the Disney Empire, "How does it feel to be a celebrity?" by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Gone in a Flash by Kristin Huffman The Influence of Small Decisions by James C. Schaap

When in Doubt, Sweep A grocery manager gave a young man his first job. Eager to please, the new employee would rush through every task. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles "Minding" Your Own Business by Robert Siegel Is Personal Initiative Worth the Risk? by Steve Gibson

Double Your Rate of Failure When Charles Westrill invited T. J. Watson to a brown bag lunch, he didn't know that Watson was the president of IBM. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Just Keep Going! by Chris DeVinck What's Your Thorn in the Flesh? by Bill Dyrness

Sarah Hale and Thanksgiving The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth in 1621—but not until 1863 did the holiday become an annual event. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Thanks for the Mishaps by Emilie Griffin The Long Road Back to My Father by Judi Mayne

Ball Field When others treat you like you don't exist, what should you do? by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles What Do You Value? by Diane Glynn No Middle Ground by Michael Bruner

The Word No Feeling rejected? Dont be afraid of the word No. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Patient Living by Mike Chalk God Doesn't Reward Bloody Knuckles by Gordon Atkinson

Not Ours to Give Away What's more valuable than money? Our stories. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles "Do as I Say, Not as I Do" or Raising Kids with Moral Intelligence by Dan Roloff The Priest of Main Street Market by Eugene Peterson

Duty in the Dark What would you do if you thought the world was ending? Abraham Davenport keeps working. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles Of Freedom and Duty by Earl Palmer Laundering by Example by Debra Klingsporn

Uprooted Tree Although we may present a grand exterior to the world, it's our inner core that matters most. Our inner life sustains and feeds us. Attend to the still small voice. It's the high calling of our daily work. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles My Mother's Eyes by Paula D'Arcy And the Rains Came by Bill Hendricks

Canoeing with one Arm Mike eventually mastered canoeing—and bicycling—and diving—and anything else that interested him. And he reminds us that in most cases we set our own limits—in the high calling of our daily work. by Howard Butt Listen Now  Related Articles How To Get There From Here by Kristin Huffman Is Hard Work Enough by Dan Roloff