Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes...
On my first day at Tulsa Central High School, I didn't know many kids. After bumping through the crowded halls on four floors, any self-confidence I had ever had vanished.
In 1971, Ray Tomlinson tapped on his keyboard and hit “send” on the first-ever email ... all the way across the room to a second computer in his lab.
Brent recently experienced "downward mobility." He was demoted. He had worked hard and long. But new owners had new ideas. And Brent was moved from a corner office to a cubicle—from a large...
Nothing beats an honest day's work, so the saying goes.
Through Isaiah, the Lord made known his plans to use Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple.
Finally Joseph had his chance. After years of being a slave, the last few in prison, he stood before Pharaoh, who praised Joseph for his ability to interpret dreams.
Fifty years ago in Montgomery, Alabama, an unassuming black woman decided that her dignity was nonnegotiable. Instead of relinquishing her seat to a white man and moving to the back of the bus, she...
I was half-way through facilitating an intensive 34-week Bible study class. One day, I received a phone call from one of the men in the class.
After his heroic work on behalf of humanity, Noah falls into a troubling domestic incident. It begins—as so many domestic and workplace tragedies do—with substance abuse, in this case alcohol. (Add alcoholic beverage...
A variety of attempts have been made to reduce the multitude of biblical commands to just a few overarching commands or principles. Some examples of this emphasize the importance of the Ten Commandments...
For Alexander Hill, “the foundation of Christian ethics in business is the changeless character of God.”[22] The commands or principles that humans should follow are defined by the character of God. Note that...
This article has been produced by a mixture of pastors and marketplace people and homemakers. We are very aware that, even as...
In Numbers 12, Moses’ brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, try to launch a revolt against his authority. They appear to have...
When Elisha cures the leprosy of Naaman, a commander in the army of Israel’s enemy, Syria, it has important effects in the...
The final section of Job contains a storybook ending in which many of Job’s fortunes are restored. Many, but not all. He...
Human life is a series of choices, and many of these involve vocation.
The proverbs commend modesty, both in attitude (avoid excessive pride) and in the use of money (avoid lavish spending). These virtues do...
More than any other writing prophet, Isaiah takes us repeatedly to a vision of God that, once grasped, will cause us to...
For an explanation of the themes in and structure of Daniel, see the section "The Big Picture...
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