Stress is getting the best of workers from around the globe, new research has found. Just seven percent of workers worldwide say...
After a particularly difficult week, I received an email from a colleague, “It sounds like you have had some serious stress lately. I will pray for you. Take care of yourself, okay?”
I love teaching--just not full-time. Most of my workday energy is best spent writing, reading and editing. However, because I've taught many...
For Katie Nienow, it was leaving "the ministry" that ultimately led her to her true vocation. Following a passion for economic justice, she left her position as a youth minister for a career in...
My wife and I recently started a small group; you know, one of those comfy in-home meetings where a few couples from...
A new survey from Pertino, a cloud networking company, finds that 59% of Americans regularly do some work on vacation. We work on vacation — so what? Much is shifting about work and life in ways...
Mark 7:32-35 is a short healing story in which Jesus healed a man who was deaf and who also had a speech impediment (which often happens with people who lose their hearing at...
On any given Thursday night, you could find us—the mighty, mighty buffaloes of Trinity Junior High—defending the home court against our foe...
As a professional writer who's endured numerous rejections, setbacks, and frustrations over the years, I thoroughly relate to Jo Ann Fore's recent...
In the first century A.D., the Pharisees were among the most zealous of Jews when it came to keeping the Law of God. Yet they found it easy to focus on externals and...
Emily Freeman took her children to an indoor water park. You know the kind where there are shouts and screams and the...
At Faith and Leadership, Matthew Scott writes, "As Christians, we tend to compartmentalize our lives. However, as we begin to bring more...
After the crowd received nourishment from Jesus, both literal bread and the truth of the kingdom of God, they finally departed. Meanwhile, Jesus’ disciples had taken a boat and were trying to...
Though I'm not a fan of zombie shows or books, it's impossible to ignore our culture's current fascination with the topic.
After the disciples of Jesus returned from their mission trip, in which they proclaimed and demonstrated the kingdom of God, Jesus perceived...
Think true leaders are know-it-alls? Big Think contributor Jim Quigly begs to differ: "As a leader in professional services, I once thought...
Helping people connect faith to work is a central part of my job, and at least once a month someone asks me to recommend books on this topic. The faith and work movement...
The story of Herod and John the Baptist is a curious one with a sad ending. Herod Antipas ruled over Galilee during...
You probably wouldn't bug your landlord about a loose doorknob, as long as you could still get the door to open. But wouldn't it be great if the landlord occasionally asked you whether...
No matter how old you are, most people in modern society are connected to the internet. As a result, at home, at work, or in our pocket, we have tremendous access to information...
