McDonald’s, 1991. I was 18 and working front counter when a regional manager asked me if I’d ever considered moving up in the restaurant. "No way," I said. "That’s for people like you."...
In third grade, I taught myself to raise one eyebrow at a time. ...
Like millions of people throughout the world, I became a devoted fan of Downton Abbey. This PBS drama tells the story of an aristocratic British family in the first decades of the twentieth century...
According to the government’s latest annual workforce survey, it found most employees are happy on the job—eight out of 10 love their...
Mark comes home from another exhausting night in the pediatric emergency room. In his mind he reviews the children’s faces, the difficult cases, the pained parents, and the good that he and his...
When you hear the word "togetherness," what comes to mind? I think of family vacations when I was young—my parents and three siblings driving in a car along a mountain road, on our...
Finding innovation is almost a sacred quest to create growth and open new eras of prosperity and well-being. Unfortunately, like many things...
Fourteen-year-old Larissa Heatley, Dallas Willard’s only granddaughter, delivered a personal tribute at his memorial service. She is sharing her message with us today, giving us a sweet, intimate...
Anytime you hear a noun followed by "of mysteries," you expect it to be filled with intrigue and excitement. Whether it's the "land of mysteries" or "the hall of mysteries" or the "department of...
The corporate culture in America is perhaps one of the most challenging arenas for modern Christians to effectively live out and apply their faith. Is it also one of the most influential...
In the first two chapters of Ephesians, Paul paints in broad strokes a picture of God's saving, unifying work in the cosmos...
We need each other. From sports teams to executive councils, there's power in numbers. “When you have others on your team, you...
As you may know, I was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Southern California from 1991 through 2007. In my first years as pastor of this fine church, I had the privilege of being...
Lately, I have been coaching one of our managers on how to appear more confident in front of groups. ...
Family devotions are a great practice, if you can pull them off. But if you think that “family devotions” only means a...
You have the hotel picked out and the reservations made. But before you pack your suitcases and say “adios” to your colleagues...
The growing number of baby boomers who are attending divinity schools as part of a turn toward a more spiritual life was...
In the first-century Mediterranean world, people thought they knew where the gods lived when they were on earth. The gods dwelled in temples, holy places set apart for them and the rituals...
I easily get sidetracked in Bible study, especially on those Sunday mornings when my study partners are a handful of inquisitive fifth-graders. ...
I was lying in bed one night and thought about Jesus being a carpenter and how he started his ministry at thirty...
