Back when we were first married, we lived in Hollywood and my wife worked for a major entertainment company. That sounds more glamorous than it was, I'm afraid. Beth will be the first...
Though we may have little opportunity to impact major structures of our society, we can touch our neighbors and colleagues. We can...
A disabled father, a hardworking mother, and a small mercantile store—with one forgotten Bible left by the previous owners.
Text: John 15:1-17 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He...
A deep dive into the ways the modern church has interpreted "mission" for non-clergy Christians.
One of the greatest theologians of the Christian church is St. Augustine of Hippo. His voluminous writings, including The City of God and Confessions, have had a vast influence on Christians for...
John 1:43-51 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found...
God called Abraham into a covenant of faithful service, as is told at the beginning of Genesis...
God wants me to keep taking care of His place, the ground that he made me walk on. Don't you think?
How do we live as believers in Jesus Christ? If the Christian life begins when we put our faith in Christ as Savior and Lord, how do we express this faith in our...
What are your hopes and fears for a particular project you’re working on right now?
The word "calling" can mean different things to different people. For some, it means getting paid to do what you love. For others, calling is a passion they pursue outside of their 9 to 5 world....
“Go,” Jesus says, “and make disciples of all nations.” Surely they must have felt deep sadness in this moment.
I’ve heard that most of our theology is really autobiography. This is true in my case because I am my father’s daughter...
Unemployment is feeling utterly useless as far as one's contribution to society is concerned.Unemployment is seeing everyone else with a job, a...
The Text. Philippians 4:4-9 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ...
Perfectionism at work may sound like an asset, but it can ratchet up anxiety and steal your joy, energy, and creativity, leading...
Mars One has been in the press recently. Its purpose is to start a human colony on Mars by 2025, and 202,586 people from around the world have applied. By 2024 that number...
The context for the production of the Lausanne Occasional Papers The Lausanne Movement is an international movement...
"Now when Daniel learned that the decree [to worship King Darius] had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the window opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got...
