The Rev. Roger Williams was my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather. That would be 1...
From the daily grind to unethical demands, Christians struggle to honor God at work. How do we find our identity amidst the challenges of vocational excellence, ethics, evangelism, and essence? If...
In the world of Jesus, the majority of people had little more than the bare necessities of life. And these could be easily taken away by war, famine, or disease.
These words of Jesus are as relevant to us as they were to his first audience. But if he were speaking today, he might not refer to moths, rust, and thieves. Perhaps he...
It's an amazing thing to be forgiven by God. Because of his grace poured out through Christ, we can be forgiven for all of our sins, no matter how horrendous they might be...
If God knows everything we need before we ask in prayer, then why should we pray? Won't God give us what we need whether we pray or not?There's no doubt that God gives...
When I reentered the corporate world last year, I was leaving behind several years of serving the local church as a pastor. I wondered how I might be able to live out my...
In Jesus' day, as in our own, people often did good works in order to receive public recognition. Charitable giving, when joined with the right fanfare, could increase one's honor. So could public...
How can I find a sense of loving community with other Christians in a safe atmosphere of honesty? I realized that if Christianity is a living relationship with God, I had to find...
My second job, like my lawn-mowing gig, was arranged by my father. A local daycare center needed a janitor to come in every evening and do some cleaning. There was a tile hallway...
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. If you speak, you should do so as one who...
Jared's supervisor Dan asked him for a detailed job description within the week. At first, Jared said, "Sure, that'll be no problem." But months went by and Jared, who shared his faith freely,...
I sat across from my mentor, eagerly awaiting her answer. ...
Competition is a great teacher—a type of spiritual crucible...All through high school, my friend, Ellery, and I kept up a running competition in our math classes. We tallied numerical scores on...
This is one of the most famous of Jesus' commands . . . and one of the hardest to obey.
At home, after a day at my first real job, I placed the package on our kitchen table. It had come in the mail. A gift from mom. Slowly, I peeled back the...
Something in me recoils when I read this passage. How can Jesus expect me not to fight back when I am attacked? Not to defend myself if I am sued? Can he be...
When Jesus taught in his hometown, people said, "What's this wisdom that’s been given to him? Isn't this the carpenter?"
In the time of Jesus, people made vows to offer assurance that they would do as they had said. But they didn't "swear to God" for fear that if they failed to perform...
In Jesus' day, the right of a Jewish man to divorce his wife was assumed. Some rabbis argued, like Jesus, that divorce was permitted only in the case of a wife's unfaithfulness. Others...
