For most of us, Lent conjures up thoughts of abstention from meats, sweets, and drink. Chocolate tops my annual list because my resistance to this delicacy is so low. Throughout the season, I offer...
Technology helps our work blossom with its myriad resources for connection and creativity. However, it also has a dark side. What can...
“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s...
The head of security, Fred, poked his head into my office the other day and asked if I was busy.
We sit in the coffee house and talk about her marriage. I suggest that she pray about the slow demise that is now becoming undeniable. I look across the small table, and she...
On Mondays in March we're discussing David Platt's new book Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live. This is...
Each year, I give up something for Lent. When I was a young girl, mom and I would give up chocolate, and every year, at midnight, the moment it became Easter, my mom...
The head honchos of the Jews—that would be the Sanhedrin—didn’t have the authority to actually carry out a death sentence once they had condemned someone to death. So this second trial of Jesus.....
A few years ago, I gave up gossip for Lent. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but I was raised as a die-hard, ultra-conservative Southern Baptist, and trying something...
In early 2012, I was sitting in an east African hotel with my new friend, “E.” E was born into an unreached people group, but along the way had discovered the Good News...
I have always felt drawn toward wildlife. As a child, I was enthralled with animals at the zoo, and spent hours gazing...
My grandmother was awesome, the coolest granny in California. She loved parasailing and polar bear swims, and she loved Jesus Christ.
The tips of my mother’s fingers were engraved by the marks of practicing her violin. Most people knew her as a talented...
They came for Jesus with swords and clubs. You can imagine how it was when the chief priests and elders organized them. Some might have been paid. Others were told that Jesus was...
Companies with great reputations attract great employees. And corporate reputations are created over long periods of time. Honesty, integrity, and a high...
Stationed at an Egyptian staging area for Allied soldiers, Oswald Chambers was faced with thousands of men, half who would not live to see their homes again. He started a popular Bible Study that...
They entered the city and found the man carrying a jar of water. Peter and John exchanged knowing glances and followed him home. Despite the number of miracles they had witnessed during their time...
My friend Sarah has been baptized three times.
I believe authentic leadership does not come from title, social stature, or the size of one’s paycheck but rather from how you...
Every time I turn around, it seems I’m facing some new obstacle or looming uncertainty. Resistance smacks me in the face whenever I try to take on something worthwhile. ...
