In families and churches, we naturally expect protection, care, and nurture to engender trust. However, it can be challenging to recognize toxic situations for what they are. People often dismiss warning signs due to the importance of the mission or their inability to separate their identity from their abusers.Russell Moore spent years trying to...
Jessica Simpson rose to fame through hard work and an amazing voice. She famously remained a virgin until she married Nick Lachey. Shortly after they wed, MTV featured them in the 2003 hit “Newlyweds,” a reality show about their young marriage.Although their union didn’t last, she benefitted from the show by establishing a personal...
“A good mentor hopes you will move on. A great mentor knows you will.” These are the wise words that Ted Lasso’s character Higgins spoke to Keeley when she was struggling to tell her boss and best friend that she had a phenomenal opportunity to run her own business. Keeley and her mentor, Rebecca, had a relationship of mutual...
For people living through the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the greatest puzzles is how people perceive the level of risk and right level of precautions so differently. The United States is a country founded on principles of liberty and self-determination. The government is structured to inhibit concentration of power. While people in many other countries fall in line when top-down directives...
What responsibility do platform builders have for the subsequent success — and notoriety — of the people they enable? What is the right approach to addressing issues that come up after the relationship has already been established?
Platforms Confer Credibility
In today’s world of celebrity pastors and politicians, as well as the competitive publishing world, personal brand is key to...