My husband and I are polar opposites about most things in life. He’s an introvert; I’m an extrovert. He’s from Canada; I’m from Georgia. He’s analytical; I’m anything but. So when it comes...
The desire to affirm all callings has sharpened. Many now rightfully see all vocations as equally valid ways to glorify God. I...
In yesterday's reflection, I continued to look closely at Ephesians 2:6, which says that we have already been "raised up with Christ"...
We talked with Mike about how his work with Fortune 100 companies prepared him for work in a nonprofit organization.
Our job should bring us a sense of something that is good beneath the surface. Good work fulfills us by helping us recognize our contributions and our connections with others. It is fulfilling....
In the last couple of days, we have been wondering about the teaching in Ephesians 2:6 that God "raised us up with...
Do you feel alone in your convictions at the workplace, disconnected from anyone else who understands the implications of vocation? Have you connected with your mission of faith in the workplace,...
My eight year-old son wanted a new handheld gaming system, but we didn't have the funds to give him one. Plus, I long for my boys to know the value of working for...
In business and in life, we all want to deal with honest people. We look for people who keep their word. We want to be around people we can trust. We look for...
When my son, Nathan, was four years old, he and I took a walk around a delightful mountain lake. As we walked, I told Nathan that I used to take walks like this...
Just before World War II, America was precariously low on cargo ships. Henry Kaiser, an industrialist, had never built ships, but that didn't deter him. He called for an “impossibility conference”...
In many churches today, there is a time in the worship service for the Passing of the Peace. The person leading worship says something like, "The peace of the Lord be with you."...
Where are the modern-day writers who grapple with faith and culture? Are they diminished because of secularism? Image Journal’s Gregory Wolfe, writing...
It’s easy to sit back and let leaders naturally form in our organizations. Great leaders need their fingerprints all over those aspects...
It’s sad to walk through life and experience work as empty, dreadful, a chore — sapping energy out of your body and...
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Young adults today face the most difficult economy we’ve seen in nearly a century. According to a 2012 study, 82% of adults...
When I was in junior high school, the English rock band Led Zeppelin released their second album, which featured the song "Whole Lotta Love." Soon, this song was heard on transistor radios and at...
Have you ever needed mercy? I expect you have. Maybe you needed mercy when you were pulled over for speeding but hoped to avoid a traffic ticket. Perhaps you made a terrible mistake...
She tells me she doesn’t know how to go back—not after all that we’ve witnessed. And I tell her that going back might be impossible anyway. We can’t un-see what we’ve seen. .....
