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...
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...
"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.....
I was supposed to start my new life today.
How can we live rich, full lives? How can we flourish at work and at home, at church and in the community? 2 Corinthians 8 answers these questions by drawing out implications of the Incarnation of...
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...
As I've meditated on my own tendency toward workaholism, I've asked God to deliver me. It's not been a simple or easy...
Can we know God intimately, personally? How is this possible? How can we have a personal relationship with God? According to Galatians 4:1-7, the answers to these questions have everything to do...
How should the Incarnation of Jesus impact our behavior in the Christian community? What does the fact that the divine Son became human tell us about how we should live? We find answers...
How is Christ present in the world today? How can you and I represent him in our daily lives? Our text from 1 Corinthians 12 answers these questions by use of an incarnational analogy. First...
Do our bodies matter to God? If God cares about our bodies, how does this impact our behavior as sexual beings? These questions find startling answers in 1 Corinthians 6:9-20.This passage from Paul...
Do our bodies really matter? Or are they just insignificant shells for our spirits? Does God care about what we do with our bodies? Romans 12:1-2 answers these questions by showing us how...
J. Erik Fyrwald wasn’t looking for a new job when the world’s leading water treatment and process improvement company tapped him to...
If we’re sinful people, are we free to come into the presence of a sinless, perfect God? And if we’re permitted to approach God, how should we come before him? Hebrews 4:14-16 helps...
Does God understand us? How does God regard us when we struggle? When we’re discouraged? When we’re tempted? Hebrews 2:10-18 offers an encouraging answer to these questions. As we saw in yesterday...
How can we escape from the power of sin and death? How can we experience forgiveness? How can we live each day in unbroken relationship with God? Answers to these questions can be...
