King David sent his men off to battle but did not go himself. This was the first time he did not lead...
From the time I awake to the sound of the alarm on my phone, my life seems to be centered not just...
Preface from Mark Roberts: This week's reflections have been written by my friend and fellow pastor, Dr. Leslie Hollon, Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. Leslie (known...
These days it’s called “blood thinner”—a prescription medicine used widely to save or prolong life. A few decades ago, the same compound went by “rat poison.” That’s right: the prescription used...
I own a pair of protective goggles and use them faithfully. I wear them when I'm cutting branches with my chainsaw or attacking weeds with my weed whacker. My goggles serve a crucial...
Psalm 16 begins with a cry for divine help: "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge"...
In English, we sometimes say "I'll be sure to remember you in prayer." This literally means "I will pray for you." But it also suggests that I will not forget to pray for...
For so many Christians, work is just a means to an end. But Hugh Whelchel is on a mission to change that...
Today is Wednesday, November 7. In fifteen days, those of us who live in the United States will celebrate our national holiday...
Listen to counsel…That you may be wise the rest of your days. (Proverbs 19:20)
In last Friday's reflection, we began considering the question "What is faith?" We saw that, contrary to the common notion of faith as something contrary to reason, Christian faith is reasonable,...
How should a believer leave his or her job? With grace and integrity, writes Diane Paddison, author of Work, Love, Pray: Practical...
“Do you think you are getting old, and is that hard for you?”
As we saw in Wednesday's reflection, faith is one of the essential elements of the Christian life, something you'd be sure to include if you were to summarize Christian living "in a nutshell." But...
I have a law school classmate I’ll call Jim. His personal life is a wreck. He’s been married and divorced a couple...
One of my vivid memories of youth is shaking hands with Nelson Rockefeller. The governor’s campaign trail wound through Buffalo, and greeting “Rocky” was a crowd of several hundred, myself included...
As I child, it was one of the questions I dreaded hearing. Well-meaning aunts, teachers, and perfect strangers all ask children: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I never...
Today is All Saints Day, a holy day recognized by the Catholic Church and, in various ways, by various Protestant denominations. Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate the Sunday of All Saints on...
The phrase "in a nutshell" means something like "in a very brief summary" or "in very few words." Some scholars trace the English use of this phrase to William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In Act 2,...
As you may recall, I'm in the process of writing a commentary on Ephesians for a series that will be published by Zondervan. When I began reflecting on Ephesians, I invited you to...
