In December I posted a short story called The Ministers’ Morgue. If you would like to read it, here are parts one...
On the wall above our copier at work is an encouraging statement by Charles Swindoll. I am not quite sure why it...
The word leader comes from an ancient Indo-European word, leit, which means “to go forth and die.” It was the title of...
It's easy to feel upbeat about life when things are going your way. Opportunities at work + social standing + love at home = a positive attitude. Then you get extra credit because an optimistic...
Are you willing to offer up what you do every day as a prayer to God?
It had been a weekly tradition for years. A circle of friends, lifting up our burdens together. One asked for prayer for her toddler’s health, another for an ailing grandmother, and yet another,...
"It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth." Matthew 15:11 Old Testament law specified which foods the Israelites should...
Life seems fine—family, work, exercise, time with God. It's all, like, perfect. But, to be honest, I’m not happy.
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When we read the accounts of the birth of Jesus, we often feel a connection with the primary characters. A young woman might sense a bond with Mary as she thinks of what...
Verse Theme 2 Cor. 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the...
There it was: an offer I never expected, but always deeply desired. With it came recognition.
Jack van Hartesvelt is vice president of a real estate development trust fund and former vice president of Westin Hotels. In both...
In the final chapter of Life after Art: What You Forgot about Life and Faith Since You Left the Art Room ...
Author Philip Yancey tells of two peacemakers approaching a group of Polish Christians 10 years after World War II. They asked the Poles to meet with other Christians from West Germany. The German...
I hate to admit that it feels ridiculous sometimes to study Jesus for how to live the Christian life. Most of us have heard that “Christian” means “little Christ,” and we all know...
When trouble overcomes you, take a walk outside. The light that greets you is really God's wardrobe. The clouds that drift overhead...
This content is part of the Ruth and Parables curriculum, an 11-week integrated sermon and small group series on faith and work...
"Would you like some help with that," he asked? ...
