"Our job is to help people make sense of the situation and put their lives back together." Claims adjuster Dan Reed describes his efforts to bring order out of chaos.
I’m pretty sure my heels left ruts in the red clay when my husband’s transfer pulled us from the Georgia pines to...
“We can’t support that,” the campus ministry leader informed us. “Not unless you include a tract or share the gospel in some way.”
As we saw in yesterday's reflection, if we are to live out our divine calling, then we will "make every effort to...
God has called us to be his people, his beloved children. He has also called us to participate in his creative, redemptive...
To be honest, we begin our relationship with God because of what's in it for us personally. We recognize that we need...
In Psalm 66, an anonymous poet celebrates God’s awesome deeds. His example of testifying to what God has done serves as an example for the whole earth, so that everyone might join in the...
Since I was a kid, my parents taught me the value of work. “If you want designer jeans, that’s fine,” Mom told...
Have you heard the story of the three bricklayers? Preachers often use it to illustrate the different ways we view work.
For the last several days, we have focused on the exhortation in Ephesians 4:1. We have seen that individually and together, we...
Making stuff exists at the heart of human activity. I compose an email out of 26 letters and a few symbols. You construct shelves in your first house. The chemist mixes ingredients for non-toxic...
When we read Ephesians 4:1, we hear this verse as if it speaks to us personally. We feel personally, individually urged to live a life worthy of the calling we have each received...
"There are jobs we wish we had taken, and opportunities we wish we had let go by. There are decisions we have made that have brought embarrassment or failure or even termination," writes Nathan...
Where ever I go, I’m drawn to the underdog in the workplace. Perhaps it comes from my father, who spent his lifetime patching leaky roofs and laying shingles in a perfect line in...
If all we notice in our daily interactions are mistakes, problems, and challenges then we will get more mistakes, problems and challenges...
This two-part series highlights advice from Sharon and Terry Hargrave. Sharon Hargrave is the Director of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, and the Director of Strong...
As an ordained pastor, nobody would flinch if I said I have been called to my line of work. We're familiar with the notion that clergy have a calling. But could this also...
On a trip to the art museum a little over a year ago, I stumbled onto an exhibit of famous Indiana fashion...
Our translation of Psalm 65:8 reads, "Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From...
In Psalm 64, David complains to God about his enemies who are plotting against him. These foes are not aiming literal weapons at him, however. Rather, they “sharpen their tongues like swords and...
