Insights

"What we got here is . . . failure to communicate."  (Strother Martin's character in the 1967 film, "Cool Hand Luke." )

Here in 2010, people and corporations spend billions to communicate about their brands, products and services. The social media are buzzing every moment. There's more information bombarding us across more platforms today than ever before in human history. So the last thing we have to worry about is a "failure to communicate."

Instead, we must be ever mindful to listen and discern. More information doesn't necessarily lead to more enlightenment; sometimes more confusion ensues. Discerning the truth is no ...

With the coming of the new iPad-Apple has essentially made the iPhone, as one blogger put it-the "older brother."

Of all people at Ambassador, I'm the least likely to be talking about this new phenom in technology.  But I find myself like a kid waiting for my birthday--which, by the way, isn't that far off either!

The iPhone has literally changed my technical life--and to a great extent, my personal life.  How I connect with my friends; how I manage emails, and Facebook.  Instead of swapping recipes (which I've never done!)--it's "what's your favorite ...

The devastating earthquake that hit Port au Prince Haiti has mobilized the ministries Ambassador represents like never before!

It has been a morning of emails, calls, recordings, special reports and most of all-requests for prayer for the children and families of this city where poverty is rampant.

HCJB Global is sending a medical team as we speak made up of doctors, nurses and other personnel to begin immediately the task of attending the needs of a people devastated by the earthquake and now its aftershocks.

They'll work in tandem with relief teams from Samaritan's Purse who provide immediate ...

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve attended a Consumer Electronics Show.  But last weekend, the kid-in-the-candy-store feeling returned to me immediately.   Just to cover the show’s 1.4 million square feet of exhibits in a couple of days is a challenge—to the feet and the head.

None the less, a few observations from the show:

COOLEST PRODUCT
It’s the Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid Tablet.  I’ve always wanted to play with a tablet, but they make more sense than ever for e-readers and presentations.  Better still, this one converts from a tablet PC ...

Life goes on!  There's no one who believed that more strongly than Jon Campbell.  But the other day as we gathered as a staff, and I looked around the room, I realized a number of our staff never knew Jon.  How can that be?  Has it been that many years?

Life does go on.  But what great reminders to have of those who've led us, influenced our lives, been a part of our mistakes and blunders and moments of joy and sorrow.  

Over the years people have asked me, "What would cause you to leave Ambassador?"  And my ...

Yesterday after meeting with two men from a church here in SoCal about a radio program for their pastor, we were taken back by their incredible personal stories.

Both men came to know Christ through Christian radio as young family men.  One of them said, "I was definitely working on becoming an atheist."

Driving in his car to a business appointment, he heard a hymn on the radio, a kind of music he was unaccustomed to hearing. After the hymn, the speaker talked about Jesus Christ and what it means to know Him personally. 

Intrigued, he listened again the next ...