On Christmas Eve 1906 the first wireless voice transmission broadcast readings from the Scripture.
Reading is the process by which we arrive at meaning in response to the stimulus of print.
Reasoning is an activity through which humans acquire, organize and justify their knowledge and plan and evaluate courses of action.
Recreation is one means, though not the only one, of restoring body, mind and soul.
Rest is a central concept in the Christian life embracing, on the personal level, sleep, serenity, sabbath and salvation.
The most common understanding of restorative justice encompasses the theory and practice of justice-making in which relationships are restored.
It is helpful to think of retirement as a time of transition when the grind of the workplace is finally exchanged for a less-stressful and more-leisured lifestyle.
The Scriptures speak so little about rights that it would scarcely be an exaggeration to say that “rights” are not a scriptural concept.
We do not keep sabbath so much as sabbath keeps us!
The Christian faith is the most earthy of all religions: after all, it is rooted in the incarnation.
The term self-esteem is often confused with other “self” terms such as self-worth, self-love, self-image, self-acceptance and, notably, self-concept.
Ironically enough, the type of work which most often heads the list in complaints about service is the so-called service sector.
We explore what the Bible has to say about sex, its God-given purpose, how sex relates to prayer, and finally sex and singleness.
Shame affects one's whole person.
In earlier times almost everyone worked during the day and rested at night. It was not until the Industrial Revolution that this pattern underwent serious change. What made the difference was the introduction...
Shopping has become the main activity for most people outside the home and workplace. This is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Shopping malls have become a central fact of modern life. As the hub around which most people’s purchasing revolves, they are at the center of commercial life.
Sin, evil, sickness and death are real consequences of our willful disobedience of our Creator, a disobedience that ushers in broken relationships with God, each other and nature.
We all live out the joys and sorrows of our lives within a rich complexity of relationships. This is God’s intention for all human beings.
