What I remember clearly is looking up from what I was reading and feeling as if someone had issued a challenge directly...
The prophecies of Isaiah weave together judgment and forgiveness, doom and hope. God’s judgment is coming to Israel for her persistent disobedience...
Discovering your strengths does not automatically happen in a day but it happens over a period of time. It can be similar...
I have very few regrets in life, but my earliest one is from tee-ball. I forgot to bring home the signup sheet to register for the tee-ball season. Somehow, at the tender age...
I woke up the other day feeling a little bit, well - off. ...
Jack comes to me as I stir oatmeal on the stove. He tap dances in place, excitement oozing from him. “Do you...
I was a pest as a little kid. As a two-year-old, I wanted someone to play with, and something to do, all...
“Christians have a hard time with nuance,” says author Brett McCracken in his latest release Gray Matters: Navigating the Space between Legalism...
What about those who have endured great hardship and loss? How do you sincerely express thanksgiving when it seems you have little...
We’ve all been there. We are at work and are engaged in conversation about ethics, morals, or judgment in a tough situation and our tongues stick to the top of our mouths and...
Instead of waiting to speak, leaders truly listen to what their employee is saying. In order to communicate directives which will drive...
Often, when I pray for God to do something, I am fairly confident that what I ask will happen. For example, when...
Intro from Mark: For centuries, the Christian season of Advent has enabled people to prepare for a deeper celebration of the birth...
A lot of people have problems with their sense of calling not because they're in the wrong industry, but because they're in a dehumanized workplace. They may have loved law school, for example, but...
Effective goal setting really has two components. The vision portion of a goal is what motivates high school students to study: dreaming...
Today is the last day of the year. No, this reflection was not written for December 31. And, no, I have not...
Jerry Seinfeld said the way to be a better comic was to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day. The best in any field are...
According to Ephesians 4:15, it is through "speaking the truth in love" that we will grow up as Christians. In recent reflections...
“You’re always so positive,” people often used to say to me. ...
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It's a day set aside for citizens of my country to offer prayers of thanks to God. Of course, it has also become a day...
