The prologue to Psalm 45 identifies it as "A love song to be sung to the tune 'Lilies.' " The text of the psalm lavishly praises the human king of Israel and his...
Tom Volkar, a life coach specializing in people who want to own their own businesses, is a fan of The Walking Dead...
The data support the idea that older workers face a much tougher climb getting back into paid employment. The bias may be...
Laity Lodge's blogger "Pilgrim" found four stone cairns outside his cabin at a retreat, and was taken with their beauty, creativity and...
Some might say that insecurity is my vocational Grim Reaper. I’d prefer to see it as ingenuity keeping things fresh. ...
In yesterday's reflection, I began to answer the question, "Why did Christ tear down the 'wall' separating Jews from Gentiles?" Ephesians 2:1...
Many church leaders are seeking to understand how to move existing churches toward a missional direction.
In the last two reflections, we saw that Christ tore down the "dividing wall" between Jews and Gentiles through his death on...
I thought I had plenty of time.
What if someone told you they knew the secret to a better life? What if they shared this secret with you? They...
On Mother's Day, USA Today profiled several hard-working moms whose faith helps them balance their varied roles with joy and perseverance.
They call me the trailing spouse, the one-half of a marriage who gives up her comfortable life to follow her breadwinning husband and his new job posting overseas.
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that Christ destroyed the wall that divided Jews from Gentiles, thus bringing peace and making both groups...
On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. In the speech he delivered to more than 40,000 Germans, the President...
Ephesians 2:14 begins with a bold proclamation: "For he himself is our peace." In context, the "he" is Christ, whose blood brought the Gentiles near to God and God's people (2:13). The Greek of...
Not all Christians who are working feel a sense of dignity in their work because they think it’s meaningless. When people learn their work truly has worth in God’s eyes, they are freed...
When I was young, I loved superheroes. (Okay, I still do. I'll admit it.) I would sit entranced in front of my family's black and white Motorola television, watching the Adventures of Superman,...
This Mother’s Day, I long for my grandmother’s Ponds-scented soft skin, Jamaican-lilting voice, and treasured hands clasped in prayer morning, noon, and night. She’s gone—died almost 16 years ago,...
In the last decade, we have witnessed the rise of the "new atheists." Led by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and folks like them, atheism has received considerable attention in...
“How can we create a congregation where work and discipleship are truly integrated?” This is a question...
