by Mark Edge | Feb 13, 2026 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity, Spiritual Health
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, but let’s go back to a college football field. Kent Waldrep, a halfback for TCU, takes the ball on a sweep. Four defenders crash into him. He hits the ground and instantly knows something is wrong. He can’t move—paralyzed from the neck down....
by Mark Edge | Jan 30, 2026 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity, Spiritual Health
“On September 26, 1983, the world came within minutes of nuclear annihilation.” We could all be dead or never born…if everyone had worked according to protocol and training. The Crisis Imagine yourself in Stanislav Petrov’s position on September 26, 1983. You...
by Mark Edge | Jan 25, 2026 | Emotional Health
If you know me, you know I love the old Dick Van Dyke Show. So you can imagine how pleased I was when Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday last month. He enjoys incredibly good health for a man his age. PBS recently released a documentary on his iconic life,...
by Mark Edge | Nov 12, 2025 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity
Twenty-five years ago, I stumbled upon a copy of the Library of Congress magazine, Civilization, while waiting at the dentist’s office. One of the articles captured my imagination, and I’d like to summarize it for you. I give full credit to Civilization for the...
by Mark Edge | Oct 30, 2025 | Emotional Health, Spiritual Health
I realize that 99.9 percent of you may have no desire to ever do mission work, and that’s okay. But let me tell you about one man who, according to 99.9 percent of people, could never do mission work—and yet he did. I first heard about Robert Reid in college. A...
by Mark Edge | Jul 9, 2025 | Emotional Health
The Eskimos faced a significant challenge with wolves, and they devised an ingenious solution. Unfortunately, people in the 21st century can exhibit wolf-like behavior, and I will explain why shortly. Today, we complete our exploration of crucial insights from...
