About the time she was starting her own family, Joy Jordan-Lake assigned her college writing class—rows of...
An archbishop receives many invitations to preach but rarely at services thanking God for the achievements of British industry. That is why...
As the founder of Latino Leadership Circle, the Rev. David Ramos works with other Latino leaders to provide venues for theological reflection...
We are saved, not by our works, but by God’s grace received through faith (Eph. 2:8). Yet that’s not the end of the story. God has saved us in order that we might...
Why do we try so hard to maintain that which naturally recedes as the years pass?
The Bible is full of mysteries that we accept on faith, but just can't quite figure out. The appearance of Melchizedek in Genesis 14 is one of these mysteries. We know almost nothing about the...
I start with the usual, the question that opens up her world. ...
Al Weiss’ official title is president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. According to Disney public relations, “He is...
In the movie “The Sandlot,” Scotty Smalls sneaks a Babe Ruth autographed baseball out of his house so that he and his...
While believers are always tempted to either assimilate or separate when they find themselves in exilic environments, God calls us to do...
This is the child’s pose as Christmas whirls through the air: Nose pressed to glass. Scanning the sky—days and days before the 24th of December, before the night flight of wonder. Searching for.....
Mobile Strategist Chi-En Yu describes mixed emotions managing the Goodbudget business unit for Dayspring.
Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making was one of the best things we read in 2008. Not that we were surprised. We’ve followed...
Today, I want to reflect a bit more on the process of discovering which actions are pleasing to God (and, therefore, which...
In the article The Misery of Mentoring Millenials, BusinessWeek writer Marina Khidekel suggested, "For a new generation of workers, the idea of seeking out a single career confidant is…old...
“A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where...
Abimelech, king of Gerar, appears for the second time in Genesis. In Chapter 20, he was delivered by God's intervention after Abraham deceived him about the true identity of Sarah. In Chapter 21,...
Talk with your small group about making room for others with Luke 14:1-24, the Parable of the Great Banquet.
Two years ago when I was unexpectedly let go from my job of 13 years, I figured I could either hunt down...
Psalm 57:5 is the basis of dozens of hymns and songs of praise, and for good reason...
