Dee Ann Turner has worked for Chick-fil-A for more than 25 years and currently serves as Vice...
A few years ago, an acquaintance heard me say that I never take formal vacations and butted in, “Well, you should. And...
"Why can't you write something that a lot of people would like?" That was Regina O'Connor's question to her daughter, Flannery, well after her daughter had published a groundbreaking novel, Wise...
In the first two chapters of Ephesians, Paul paints in broad strokes a picture of God's saving, unifying work in the cosmos...
My natural tendency is toward isolation. From junior high through high school, I was what you would have to call an unpopular kid. I was not athletic. I didn't party. I lacked good...
I have been a Christian for almost fifty years. During this time, I have heard countless sermons and teachings about Jesus. I...
Is there anyone who actually likes to experience trials? Who likes to be disciplined or corrected? I don't know anyone who does...we were wired to avoid pain.
*This is part 7 of the Laity Leadership Institute Missional series with Senior Fellow Darrell Guder, who is the Princeton Theological Seminary...
In the mid-‘50s, when I was a Boy Scout, the Scout motto was "be prepared." I never quite knew what I was to be prepared for, but recalling the hours spent discussing water...
Which of these five approaches to living your faith in the world makes the most sense to you?
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.
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