A depressed, dejected Elijah staggers off into the wilderness. He collapses under a broom tree, one of the few sources of shade in the baked desert region. Steeped in a gloomy spirit, he...
We all begin life totally self-centered. With time and experience, most of us become less so, more invested in others. But the...
Jesus told a parable, often called “The Prodigal Son,” about a young man who, though his father was alive, insisted on his inheritance. The son left home immediately, spent frivolously, and wound...
In a world of competing and often contradictory perspectives, how do we make good decisions? Christians believe that obedience to God's will...
The note was simple. Terse. Not particularly gracious. ...
An hour-and-a-half drive to Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Another ninety minutes to park, reach the terminal, clear security. Those early Monday West Coast...
The Apostle Paul concludes his list of Christian attributes, a mini Book of Virtues, with this: “Whatever work you may have to do, [in speech or action,] do everything in the name of...
The novelist Walker Percy stresses how unusual it is to find a truly whole person. He asks whether if you met someone on the sidewalk for the first time, greeted the person cordially...
“Dad, where’re our seats? Are they this way?” ...
Moses led his people out of slavery but could not enter the Promised Land. Likewise, our leadership may call us to endure...
The everyday life of faith ultimately is pretty simple and straightforward stuff—simple, not necessarily easy. While there are many complex nuances of thoughtful reflection and application of Christian faith to each person’s everyday...
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet...
At age sixty-four, Mary had a wonderful sense of humor, a contagious laugh, and mischievous eyes. She had survived breast cancer at age forty only to discover ovarian cancer eight years later.
Mother Teresa was known worldwide for her care of the poor and outcast on the streets of Calcutta. Yet she said, “I do nothing of my own. God does it. I am a...
God in the flesh lived personal sacrifice to the point of death on a cross. He lived personal service to the point of washing the disciples’ feet at the Lord’s Supper. That act...
Time is a dressmaker specialising in alterations. –Faith Baldwin “What do you want to be when you grow up?” According to Paula...
Wayne’s upstairs home office has a splendid vista looking out over trees to the hills beyond. And when he goes downstairs, the...
The biblical writers are very realistic in their appraisal of what work can be like as a result of the Fall. Take...
“Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your...
