"Let's not make church work into an idolatry. Church doesn't come first. God's will comes first." Everything we do is church...in the high calling of our daily work.
On a Saturday, I left my husband and the boys at home and drove to the WalMart in our small city for...
“If I never got to make a living doing what I loved, I'd still do it—for fun and for free.” —Susan E...
“What time is Mom getting off work?” my son asks as I tuck him into bed. ...
Imagine the surprise when a hardworking Google employee was informed he would be receiving an extra week of vacation this summer because...
When my childhood friend returned home from vacation, I’d run to her house and ask about the trip. She hiked in the mountains and slept in a tent and fell asleep to night...
A few years ago, an acquaintance heard me say that I never take formal vacations and butted in, “Well, you should. And...
We are not on vacation. It's the last day of spring and my husband's off from work. The sky is pale blue...
A mother, in middle age, sat with her teenage son, bouncing along, shoulder to shoulder. I wondered if I would grow into...
Life is demanding, but the clock does not slow or stop. To give the most time to what is most precious—our close relationships—is the heartbeat and the power in the high calling of...
“I’m tired,” he said, and the heaviness of his voice pressed in on my chest making it difficult to breathe. “I’m so...
I’m fried. I’m burned out. I need a new life because the one I’ve got is all flamed out. ...
I began my brief career as a nurse, with no vision, apart from survival—my own and that of my patients. Fear drove...
I tucked the envelope under the stack of folders in my arm. It came in the company mail with my name on...
How many times have we gazed into our electronic calendars, crammed full of colored squares, and thought: "I feel like a slave...
In the middle of my college career I first found Sabbath rest to be a relief rather than a rule. The message of God’s power and sovereignty pressed deeply as I navigated the...
In our fast-paced digital world, we need time to unplug from machines.
Of the Ten Commandments, the longest commandment is the one that begins, "Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy."
A few months ago, a young woman, new to faith, reached out to me with a pressing need.
From 1916 to 1939, Justice Louis Brandeis sat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Once, right before the start of an important trial, Justice Brandeis took a short vacation—and drew heavy criticism for it....
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