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Trust is the easiest thing in the world to lose, and the hardest thing in the world to get back.

Several years ago I saw a television show called Caught on Camera . It featured clips of people being secretly filmed doing all manner of horrific things, precisely because they thought they were...

In another day and age, God, religion and church enjoyed the general respect of the culture. Not today. Religion is suspect, church is weird, and Christians are hypocrites. Distrust has become the nor...

Each betrayal begins with trust.

You, Lord God, made the eternal fabric of the world appear, and you created the earth. You are always trustworthy, you judge fairly, excellent and marvelous in your power; wise in creating and careful...

In her beautifully written memoir Unafraid, Susie Davis reflects on fear after experiencing a school-shooting as a high-school student. It was after this that Davis began to experience regular bouts o...

Heavenly Father, let it not be said that we are disunified as a people. We are unified by our grumbling. We grumble against you for what you have done or left undone, according to our misplaced commun...

Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.

Trust is absolutely essential in all we do-trust in marriage, between friends, at work, in public life… Without trust we are doomed to chaos and confusion because nothing can work.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

We were created to communicate, to speak truth fully to one another, so that we might be members of one another. To be members of one another means we must learn to trust one another. Trust, like trut...

Trust is like blood pressure. It's silent, vital to good health, and if abused it can be deadly.

Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

What I’ve found through research is that trust is built in very small moments, which I call “sliding door” moments, after the movie Sliding Doors. In any interaction, there is a possibility of connect...

The beauty of trust is that it erases worry and frees you to get on with other matters. Trust means confidence.

Sometimes trust takes time. We all love to be in control, but when you start to give some of that up, it's freeing. Start with some of the little things. Give those things up to the Lord.

A monk told his monastic leader, Poeman, “I am troubled in spirit, and I want to leave this place.” The old man said, “Why?” He said, “I have heard unedifying stories about one of the brothers. The...

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The most important step in entering a new culture is to build trust. Only when people trust us will they listen to what we have to say.

The skills have been lost of being present for and in another, and what remains is mistrust and violence.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.

Lord, forgive us for the times when we have chosen safety and comfort over fidelity to you. For the times when following you requires us to stretch, grow, and be challenged, give us courage. Renew our...

O God, you make covenants with us and never break them. We find it much harder to keep our word. We offer promises we don’t intend to keep, and we make deals that we intend to break. All too often we ...

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

The most important step in entering a new culture is to build trust. Only when people trust us will they listen to what we have to say.

Lord of all, the only thing that truly matters is staying connected to you. As we remain in you, you give us life. We are sorry, Lord, for squandering the gift of incredible love that you have given u...

In my lifetime, the classic image of the devoted parish pastor who could be trusted to rightly preach the word, diligently care for souls, and wisely lead the church has shifted dramatically. With maj...