

The Power of Story
I've always had a crippling fear of speaking in front of crowds. Or, really, any gathering larger than the capacity of a minivan. But last week, the racing heartbeat, shallow breaths and sweaty palms were completely worth it. I got to talk to well over 1,000 people, from 9 to 90, about the power of story. I never thought I had much of a story worth sharing. I grew up in a loving home in South Dakota, where my dad worked as a pastor and later a welder and my mom worked as a te