ALL RESOURCES BY Harold Fickett
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Interview with Reggie McNeal, Author of Missional Renaissance >
"We as clergy have to re-orient our notion of this whole church leadership business and lead by example."
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An Interview with Mark Galli, Managing Editor of Christianity Today >
When you understand God, your work can be a means to serve God.
Interview with Howard Butt: Who Can You Trust? >
In Who Can You Trust? you write that the basis of all trust is the trustworthiness of God. In such a violent world, why do you find God trustworthy?
The Enabling Power of Grace >
Ever had a friend who keeps having the same problems over and over? Or found yourself facing similar dilemmas in your own life, time after time? How could you not? By that I mean, being who we are, we almost inevitably construct the same masterpiece…
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The Failure That Results from Guarding Against Failure >
"We learn by our mistakes!" said my fourth-grade teacher with enthusiasm. I did not find this comforting.
Wax On, Wax Off >
When I taught freshman composition, I called one lesson, "Wax on, Wax off."
I reminded my students of the famous movie from the 1980s, The Karate Kid. Mr. Miyagi introduces Daniel to the mysteries of karate through apparently unrelated…
When Life is Happening Somewhere Else >
When I'm discouraged, I begin to believe that my actions don't matter and that the real drama of life is taking place elsewhere. My Christian faith teaches me, however, that I am dear to God and that God is using the present circumstances of my life,…
To Stay True to the Vision >
"Why can't you write something that a lot of people would like?" That was Regina O'Connor's question to her daughter, Flannery, well after her daughter had published a groundbreaking novel, Wise Blood, and a prize-winning collection of short stories…
Body Parts and Church Functions >
The Apostle Paul's saying that the church is one body is often cited as spiritual egalitarianism. The church has many members, yet remains one body, and each member plays a vital role. "As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of…
Next to Peace, I Like a Good Church Fight >
My father used to quote an old preacher saying, "Next to peace, I like a good church fight best." Why do we like quarrels? When people take sides, I suppose it's easier to keep score—to judge how our friends value us. Paradoxically, fighting can make…
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Competition, the Great Teacher >
Competition is a great teacher—a type of spiritual crucible—in which we aim at winning to gain far more than victory.
What I Do For a Living >
I've grown to dread telling people what I do for a living. I'm a writer, I'll say.
"What kinds of things do you write?"
"Fiction and nonfiction books. Mostly on religious subjects."
"Would you have written anything I've read?"
This…
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Falling to Rise >
People say, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger." This is spiritual Darwinism.
Who’s There? >
The novelist Walker Percy stresses how unusual it is to find a truly whole person. He asks whether if you met someone on the sidewalk for the first time, greeted the person cordially, and told him you knew exactly what he must do with his life, would…
