One of Jesus’ most significant parables regarding work is set in the context of investments (Matt. 25:14-30). A rich man delegates the...
We pulled our pontoon boat near the shore, but not so close that we'd get stuck. My father threw two anchors overboard— one at the back, one at the front. For a few...
David Wheeler is a musician, essayist and now a published poet. His Contingency Plans: Poems was published last month by T.S. Poetry...
My teen son asked for the latest video gaming system recently. He asks every year. I don’t feel it’s a good fit for our family, so I’ve worked hard to create boundaries around...
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach was educated and later taught at the London School of Economics and then became dean of the City...
Wayne is fast running out of books! But as he gazes up to his bookshelf again, he notices Alexander Hill’s Just Business.[1] Hill, a professor of business and economics, has attempted in this...
Jesus offers the metaphor of trees and fruit in order to help his disciples identify false prophets. Even if their message seems to be acceptable, the tangible results of their teaching will reveal...
“Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions,” begins Paul (Rom. 14:1). The “weak...
Turning to me, the CEO revealed his fear of sharing his values and beliefs with his employees. "Are you familiar with the Found Out Theory?" he asked. "It's the fear that one's true self...
All of these are gifts from Christ, and he asks us to bring them to him.
Once a year they roll over my house like a tidal wave, consuming everything in sight. I work for days preparing, cooking, cleaning—readying the annual feast for our church youth group.
In the 1972 Olympics, after one lap in the 800-meter run, Dave Wottle, in his white cap, was in last place. His extraordinary comeback to win the gold medal is one of the...
Recently, during a year of research leave from my university, I made a series of journeys—pilgrimages, actually—to Mount Athos, Greece. Known to some as “the Holy Mountain,” this isolated part of...
The musical group U2's Bono quotes Eugene Peterson from the stage. Readers of the best-selling Bible, The Message, find themselves holding onto...
We Christians sometimes try to be holier than God, especially when it comes to creation.
One of the striking and, frankly, sad aspects of Mark’s Gospel is the description of Jesus’ relationship with his natural family. Mark does not give us any account of Jesus’ birth. The first...
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Today, we come to the end of the first half of Ephesians. Throughout many months, we have been reflecting our way through...
"Now where has my painter gone?" the man wondered as he looked out the window. He'd hired a college student to paint...
When I was in college, I had some Christian friends who liked to ask me a peculiar question: "How is your walk?" When I first heard this, I quickly figured out that it...
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