Ephesians 2:8 seems clear enough. According to this verse, we are saved by grace, through faith. God extends salvation to us as...
If salvation comes by grace, it wouldn’t make much sense for God to foist it upon us. Some theological positions argue for...
In a culture that glorifies leaders, celebrities, and those who get ahead, it's not easy to be a follower. Jo Kadlecheck of...
In yesterday’s reflection, we considered the possibility that some people might be insulted by the good news that salvation comes only by...
In yesterday’s reflection, we considered the fact that we have been saved by God’s grace. In the classic Latin phrase of the...
With this motion graphic slideshow, Rob Murray draws from pop culture, experts in the field, and great books about faith and work to flesh out a theology of work.
When I was in school, I was encouraged to avoid the passive voice in my writing. Why? Because immature uses of the...
I never thought I’d do it, but there I was, in mid-January, stretching my quads and blowing on my fists in a parking lot in Venice Beach before sunup.
“I’m gettin’ older, Daddy. It’s time to start figurin’ out the rest of my life.”
A growing number of companies are offering the services of chaplains, reflecting a growing openness about spirituality in the workplace and an increasing worker’s desire to express their faith at...
In the past few days, I have been examining in detail the verb “to be saved” as...
Emily Freeman of Chatting at the Sky writes, "Could it be possible that your limits--those things you curse and hate and wish...
Last week, we began focusing on Ephesians 2:8, using the question: What does it mean to be...
Psalm 33 begins by inviting those who are godly (or righteous) to sing joyful praises to God (v. 1). They are to...
Florence Chadwick was the first woman to swim the English Channel . . . in both directions. Now she would swim from Catalina Island to the California Coast. ...
In yesterday's reflection, we began to consider the meaning of the phrase "For it is by grace you have been saved." We...
There are temples all over this place.
This morning, I thought about my college days. Before the Christmas and summer breaks, I drove eight hours from my dorm to my childhood home--alone, without a cellphone. My heart skips a beat when...
Ephesians 2:8 proclaims great news: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith." Actually, it would be more accurate...
“You did not make tenure,” said my supervisor.
