In Exodus 25, the Lord begins to reveal his plans for the Tabernacle and its contents. These will be specific plans that include lavish, exquisite decorations of fine metals, rare jewels, and other...
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As Jesus traveled around Galilee announcing the good news that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, he also healed people of all different kinds of illnesses. The blind could see. The deaf...
Sam here, with the second to last post on Lewis Hyde’s, The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. This week we’re discussing his Conclusion. Next week, we’ll open the floor...
God made us so that we might work in his creation, tending it and being fruitful within it. In various ways, we continue to live out that purpose through our work. Yet because...
Human beings come from the dust of the ground. We are of this earth, made from the gritty stuff of creation. Yet we are also a product of God's own breath, the breath...
"Here they are—our functional family version of a popular sixties' folk-rock vocal group," announced our coworker, Linda. ...
Sam here with Chapter 7* of Lewis Hyde’s The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. On Monday I took my daughter to Hershey Park for an afternoon of roller coasters...
Last year, Time photographer Anthony Suau caught a picture of a well-dressed man in a business suit standing in the middle of Wall Street. He was in front of the New York Stock...
American culture is a culture of narcissism. Recently, I was in a bookstore and noticed that Christopher Lasch’s book The Culture of...
Marcus here. Two weeks ago, Timothy Dalrymple of Patheos interviewed me about faith and work. It was strange being treated like an...
A Note from MarkDear Friends,From August 8-23, I’ll be on vacation with my family in Montana. Not only will my Internet access be spotty, but also I need to let this vacation be...
The Bible begins, appropriately enough, by telling us something about God.
After the ceremony that sealed the covenant between the Lord and Israel (Ex. 24:1-8), Moses and many other leaders of the people ascended Mt. Sinai. There, “they saw the God of Israel. Under his...
In Exodus 20-23, the Lord revealed the basic laws that would guide his covenant people, including the foundational Ten Commandments. In chapter 24, the relationship with God and the Israelites is...
I've lost count of the recent conversations I've had with friends who've found themselves adrift these days.
One of the hardest things for Christians to understand as we read the Old Testament is why the Lord was so adamant...
Marcus here. I read an interesting statistic a few months ago that has changed the way I think about my work online...
Most every relationship, no matter how wonderful, also entails the not-so-wonderful. Parenthood’s great joy also brings frustration with our infants and adolescents...
Sam here with Chapter 6 of Lewis Hyde’s The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. Pull up a chair and join the conversation, or find links to previous discussions below...
