No one forgets a boss who yells at workers, leaving them feeling powerless and constantly on edge. However, the yelling boss appears to be quietly disappearing from the workplace. The new consensus...
Judah was the fourth and final son born of Jacob by Leah, his lesser wife, the one who knew she was unloved. Her father Laban had tricked Jacob into marrying her, presenting her...
If you have children, you know that children are born very needy and self-focused. They don’t have the ability to see limits placed upon them, and when the hunger pains begin, they cry...
"In my calligraphy artwork, I am trying to preserve the past and forge the future," says Jake Weidmann, who is one of...
It feels like the middle of the night, but it can’t be more than an hour or so since we went to bed. I hear my oldest stepson’s Adventures in Odyssey CD still...
It’s always hard, returning to Eden. I cannot read these two primeval verses without being simply undone. In all the beauty and beguilement that was going on in this moment still fresh with...
“People are bored and aimless, just waiting to be distracted, and by capturing their attention with games, you can effectively market products...
“Fear is good; change is bad.” This is the family motto in DreamWorks’ new 3-D animated feature "The Croods." It’s a storyline...
The glass shattered, and somewhere on the other side of a broken garage window, my cousin’s carelessly tossed rock landed with a discernible thud. My cousin and I sprinted like mad for cover...
I try to avoid blood at all costs. Yours. Mine. It doesn’t matter. It’s not necessarily about the blood. It’s about what the presence of blood means.
I hung up the phone, shaken and sad. A friend and I were working through a tough spot in our relationship. It...
On Mondays in March we're discussing David Platt's new book Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live. This is...
One does not typically expect to encounter theological inspiration at a church finance meeting. But we are Mennonites, and Mennonites can’t let a public gathering of any kind pass by without...
My workplace is full of chatty, witty, well-informed people who sometimes think we know more than we do.
It sure seems easy to find bad news. All we have to do is turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper to learn of someone’s bad decision, hear about the negative...
More than a few professional athletes are known for their oversize paychecks, personalities, and egos. However, there are also many pros who play sports--and manage their careers and families--with...
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...
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...
“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s...
