Ugh. It’s Monday again. ...
Before my husband and I boarded the plane for our vacation, I needed a new book. I can’t fly without one. What am I going to do—talk with the person next to me...
The next time you're at work, pay attention to the sounds around you. Listen—intently. Close your eyes. What do you hear?
When my friend David stopped showing up for our weekly accountability meeting, we didn't push him too hard. He worked two jobs...
The Israelites hadn't been long removed from bondage in Egypt when God laid down the law at Sinai. Having just seen him accomplish amazing feats on their behalf, they were at least somewhat...
Jesus is a publicist's nightmare. In the middle of his busy schedule (healing, teaching, and caring), with a lot of people clamoring for his attention ("and the whole town gathered at the door"),...
The annual Super Bowl seems to have devolved into a commercialized enterprise marked more by promoting provocative half-time shows and cutting-edge commercials...
Work without Hope draws nectar in a sieve, And Hope without an object cannot live. —Samuel Taylor Coleridge All jobs involve drudgery...
Most of us have ordinary jobs. Most of us work eight or nine hours a day. My wife, with her sixteen-hour-a-day work schedule as a mom, laughs at that. And still, she has...
“Let’s go change the world through music.”
As a kid, I loved loved loved legos. I confess that I still love them. A typical Saturday at our house will...
I was talking with my new friend Chris Cree about plans and dreams this past week when we arrived at the topic of poetry.
Singer-songwriter Brooke Campbell will tell you that her music — a mix of acoustic, folk, pop and bluegrass — catalogues the stops...
A word of warning: today’s reflection will be quite unusual in its focus. It will also be unusually long. I’ll get back to “normal” tomorrow. Now that we’ve reflected our way through Christmas...
J. Erik Fyrwald wasn't looking for a new job when the world's leading water treatment and process improvement company tapped him to...
"What you're doing isn't a good idea. You'll burn out. This is way too much—you can't handle it by yourself. You need help."Wise words, aren't they? Ancient words. Sound advice. Something we all.....
Do the things we do in this life really matter? How are we to live in light of God’s plans for the future? Second Corinthians 5 addresses questions like these, focusing on the...
I teach in a university. That's my workplace. My students are selected for classes by the computer. I see boys with dreadlocks and women who shave their heads. I get runway models and...
Have you said goodbye to coworkers in your office who have been "let go"? Are you worried about losing your job yourself? In September 2008, after a summer of bank failures and bailouts, the...
I was supposed to start my new life today.
