Setting limits on ambition, being accountable to peers, and getting married are important contributors to career success.
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us first to pray for “daily bread” and then right after to pray for the “forgiveness of sins.” Jesus wants us to connect the two and understand...
At the beginning of each calendar year, I like to devote one day's reflection to a discussion of the purpose of the...
Al Erisman is the Former Director of Technology at Boeing. He currently serves as the Executive-in-Residence at Seattle Pacific University, Director, Executive...
Discuss Luke 9:10-17 the feeding of the masses, and explore the meaning of hospitality with your small group.
In yesterday's post, we focused on "the faith that leads to unity and growth." Today, we will attend to the next phrase...
"Once upon a time . . . ." How do you feel when you read this phrase? Excited? Intrigued? Invited into an adventure? For centuries, stories have begun with this familiar phrase.
In yesterday's reflection, we focused on the remembering aspect of the Lord's Supper. When we receive the bread and the cup, we are to do so "in remembrance" of Jesus. This is a...
God has given us the Psalms for many reasons. One of the main ones is to teach...
Scarcity was already on my mind this morning when, as I waited to order coffee, I overheard a couple whose two young...
The transfiguration is one of those events during Christ’s time on earth that registered as barely more than a curiosity for me for several years. Recently, I have developed a great appreciation...
In yesterday's reflection, we focused on the oneness of God, the one God who is Spirit, Lord, and Father. Today we'll consider...
Take care of your people, and your satisfied customers will take care of everything else.
Christians sometimes have a hard time talking about wealth—especially personal wealth. There are hundreds of scripture verses about money, and the Bible is clear about our responsibility to tithe...
Recently, I accepted an invitation to do a newspaper interview that I didn't much want to do.
In your work experience, which common behaviors are plainly incompatible with faithful Christian living?
As we have seen in the past several reflections on Ephesians 2, Paul is exceedingly clear that salvation comes to us from...
Guest Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith tells us about seven different types of rest and how God helped her recover from burnout.
Gary and Sue started a business three years ago. They bought a carpet cleaning franchise and have been working incredibly hard to...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all this to mind— therefore, I will wait. Certainly the faithful love...
