Servant

Paganini’s decaying violin (illustration)

The great violinist, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to the city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly, but set aside, it begins to decay. Paganini’s lovely violin has tod …

I work for Kenneth Galbraith not you Mr President (illustration)

John Kenneth Galbraith, in his autobiography, A Life in Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family’s housekeeper: “It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while I had a nap. Shortly thereafter the phone rang …

Niccolo Paganini’s violin (illustration)

The great violinist, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly, but set aside, it begins to decay. Paganini’s lovely violin has today become …

John Wesley’s Analysis of Being a True Servant (illustration)

John Wesley provides the most convicting analysis on what it means to be a true servant: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.” (Th …

Serving Others Like Christ (illustration)

Paul knew that he would win more friends by being a servant. Acts 27 and 28 tells how Paul was under arrest; traveling under Roman guard when the veteran missionary was shipwrecked on the island of Malta. It was a very cold day and “Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks....&q …

John Wesley - What it Means to be a True Servant (illustration)

John Wesley provides the most convicting analysis on what it means to be a true servant: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.” ( …

Sam Walton Despised Corporate Fat Cats (illustration)

The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton. He despised corporate fat cats. He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores. He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but becau …

The Good You do Today Will be Forgotten Tomorrow (illustration)

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs, …

Thank God For What we Have (illustration)

“The most unhappy person in the world is not someone who didn’t get what he or she wanted. The most unhappy person is the one who got what he or she wanted and then found out that it wasn’t as wonderful as expected. The secret of a happy life is not to get what …

John Wesley - What it Means to be a True Servant (illustration)

John Wesley provides the most convicting analysis on what it means to be a true servant: “Do all ...