Have you ever been reading along in a good novel when, for a few days or weeks, your attention was called elsewhere...
May we "play skillfully" at work, in our communities, as we serve at church, in our families, and in every other facet...
Parker Palmer's book of encouragement for teachers called The Courage to Teach helped to recover meaning in their work lives, in the...
The City Of Colossae Cities grow as they develop commercial centers that provide jobs for their residents. The ancient city of Colossae...
With the confetti hardly swept from the floor, my grandfather lost the family business. “Celebrating 75 Years,” the photo read, with Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, and Great-great-Grandpa standing tall...
We’ve reached the end. ...
The new emphases in Job’s second lament (Job 29-42) are nostalgia and self-justification. Job “longs for the days when God watched over...
Back in 2003 I was going through a time of great uncertainty and doubt. I have always struggled with belief in God. As a pastor, that bothered me for obvious reasons. It bothered...
Professionals in finance discuss ethics in their industry. Background from Matthew 25:14-28.
Believers are free from the law, but walking in newness of life is based on a firm...
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Professional educators talk about shepherding their students. Plus: an exemplary model of teaching from Luke 24.
According to Ephesians 4:15, it is through "speaking the truth in love" that we will grow up as Christians. In recent reflections...
Mark 1:9-11 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as...
The late 1980s were the days of military dictatorship in Nigeria with its attendant consequences on the national economy. I received my Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in July 1987 in...
“Imagination is key to the thriving God intends for us,” says international artist Makoto Fujimura. And he believes our faith will grow...
Star Wars and Star Trek both ask the same question: "What does it mean that humanity is fallen and yet still made in the image of God?"
Whether we are really in over our heads, or just think we are—what some call imposter syndrome—the best thing we can do...
I met Lee Hough over a dozen years ago when I was trying unsuccessfully to break into the book publishing business. He served as a literary agent for one of my friends, and...
We – Alistair and Wayne – are the authors of this book. Our friendship goes back a long way, and has helped us bring together several perspectives on life. Both of us –...
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