re·solve [ri-zolv]: to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. ...
The modern reality is three out of four mothers with children under 18 work. "Non-traditional" hours are the new work day of...
In yesterday's reflection, we focused on the glorious sovereignty of Jesus Christ, whom God the father has enthroned "far above all rule...
At some point in every leader's vocational journey, he or she slams into the limits of their strengths and/or the destructive power of their weaknesses. It's at these times that an executive coach...
A few months ago, I lost my driver’s license. The replacement required me to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles. DMVs...
My first entry-level professional job paid enough for a decent apartment with a sofa and TV. As far as I was concerned...
Love or hate it, January is the time of year when big-box stores sell organizational products and everyone seems to be making resolutions.
Another encouraging message from Howard Butt Jr. on the importance of learning from our mistakes and failing with grace.
Perhaps one of the best things to happen among Christians in the last few decades is that we have come to know...
The first day I set foot in a hospital as a student nurse, one of our patients died. A group of us huddled together in his hospital room discussing the proper method for...
If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book with you, which one would you choose? (Okay...
I have just begun my sixth year as the main author of the Daily Reflections. I consider the opportunity to write these...
Today is the twelfth and last day of Christmas. For many of us, the notion of Christmas as a twelve-day season is...
Early this year when the Pentagon’s highest ranking female resigned to spend more time with her children, eyebrows raised.
Saddleback Church pastor and author Rick Warren preached a series of sermons last fall on work, called "Doing Business With God."
I’m convinced that we wouldn’t have so many New Year’s resolutions—kept or unkept—if the stretch from Thanksgiving Turkey Feasts to New Year Ball Drops occurred in, say, August. We’ve packed... ...
While I've always loved the smell and shiny packaging of new dreams, they usually choke to death in the cellophane. Whenever I'd bring one home, I'd fantasize about the plots and special features....
In 2010, my husband, Carey, and I left a company with which we had labored for over a decade. We didn’t know exactly where God was leading, but we knew it was time...
When my husband, Carey, and I were first married, we lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment near the seminary we both attended. We owned one car, just enough furniture to fit into our 350-square...
Joann worked in the human resources department, and she often wondered if someone had put a sign on her door that read “Complain Here.” The folks in administration complained to her about their...
