“When we drove into our driveway after church, our neighbor stood from her crouched position pulling weeds in her flower garden, walked...
Using Colossians 4, Bill Peel explains how Christians can turn their career into a ministry.
If we think about growing up in Christ, if Christian maturity enters our minds, chances are we envision our own, individual growth...
Peace isn't a signed agreement. Nor is it a place where one arrives—a "place of peace." Instead, first, peace is a choice.
“How did you get to be such a good storyteller?” I tease, when the others have drifted away. This colleague of mine...
Group discussion and Bible study about ambition: the good, the bad, and the godly.
As you may recall, before the holidays we were focusing on the phrase in Ephesians 4:15—"speaking the truth in love." We saw...
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Job chooses to remain faithful to God. He understands that God’s wisdom is beyond his understanding. Job 28 employs mining as an analogy for searching for wisdom. It reveals that wisdom “is not...
We glorify God by being all that we were made to be so we reflect all that he truly is.
You aren't promised career success, even when you stand up for God.
As the founder of Latino Leadership Circle, the Rev. David Ramos works with other Latino leaders to provide venues for theological reflection...
In the original language of Matthew, the main verb in verse 19 is “make disciples.” It is imperative. “Go” and “baptizing” are both participles in the Greek, which draw their force from the main...
I began yesterday's reflection with a simple confession: I want to live a fruitful life. I suggested that you want to do the same.
"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." 1 Pet. 4:10 Those of us familiar with the language of the Bible...
While I was the pastor of Covenant Baptist Church, I had other jobs on the side. I designed websites, did internet consulting, and was a freelance writer. I left pastoring because I no...
Barna Group President, David Kinnaman, on the challenges of keeping ambition in check.
I spent a lot of my year of unemployment scared. But I also spent it crying out to God and my faith grew in new ways.
