In 1995 I participated as a teacher in a pastors’ conference hosted by Ukrainian Baptists in Kiev. My two weeks there was my first experience interacting and teaching through a translator. Helen was one of our most dedicated translators. She was a young lady, twenty-something at the time, who had grown up at the conclusion of the Soviet occupation of her homeland. She was smart, engaging, and aspired to work in international politics. And she…
Men usually thrive on success, on forward motion, on big decisions. But nothing cripples that forward motion like the fear of failure. After a series of blockbuster films portraying Captain America, actor Chris Evans revealed he almost declined the star-spangled cowl for a reason no one would associate with the First Avenger—fear. In a May 25 interview with the “Awards Chatter” podcast, Evans reminisced about his early days as an actor, his first successes, and…