Like Job’s, our sufferings often begin with difficulties at work. But seldom are God’s people equipped — or even willing —to help...
During an interview I recently watched on TV, a service station attendant was asked what he thought should be done about high gasoline prices. “I think we should drill Alaska,” he said. “That way...
Undaunted and cheerful (not always the case), I prepared paella for the 40 members of our youth group and their parents. As...
As we have considered Ephesians 3:20, we have seen that God "is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or...
As we read this passage from Psalm 72, we stand within earshot of King David, who is praying intimately for his son...
It’s the end of the work day like the end of any other work day. Turn off the computer, pack up the...
Three men - a lawyer, an architect and a politician - were arguing about whose was the oldest profession. Mine is, said...
One day my publisher sent me a letter asking me for a list of “influencers” in my world. I had never heard anyone call anyone an “Influencer.” So I wrote the publicist and...
"By 2020, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, baby boomers will account for more than 25 percent of the workforce, up...
Faith doesn't always provide us with a simple, five-step path to the job of our dreams. What it does provide us is...
The biggest mistakes I make in trying to balance leadership responsibilities and my family responsibilities usually come when I've been given too...
One of my joys is connecting volunteers to some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
The fourth and final chapter of 2 Timothy consists mainly of Paul’s charge to Timothy, Paul’s reflections on his life, and specific...
Yesterday I focused on what it means for a church to be missional. Today I’d like to get more personal. What would it mean for you and for me to be missional Christians...
When I first began to practice the life of prayer in a very intentional way, I was working in a major advertising...
Ferguson broke my heart. Broke my heart in pieces … a trail of crumbs leading to a rose lined road. I left...
Explain to students that you are going to make cards to bless people with - reminders that God sees and loves them...
Sometimes we spend more of our waking lives with our co-workers than we do with our family. We go through births, deaths...
As Jacob and his wives were preparing to sneak away from their father, Laban, Rachel took her father's household idols. These statues were common in Ancient Near Eastern homes and were believed to...
Psalm 66 celebrates God’s glory as it is revealed in his mighty works. This celebration is meant, not just for Jews, but for the whole earth (66:1). Yet how are those who have...
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