If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book with you, which one would you choose? (Okay...
Today is the twelfth and last day of Christmas. For many of us, the notion of Christmas as a twelve-day season is...
Saddleback Church pastor and author Rick Warren preached a series of sermons last fall on work, called "Doing Business With God."
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....
Early this year when the Pentagon’s highest ranking female resigned to spend more time with her children, eyebrows raised.
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...
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... ...
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...
“Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then...
"Joy to the World" may be my very favorite Christmas carol. I love its exuberant proclamation and inspiring melody. Of course, like most classic hymns and Christmas songs, "Joy to the World" was...
Joy to the world! The Lord is come. ...
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" is one of the most familiar and popular of Christmas carols. Like "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus," it was written by the musical prolific poet Charles Wesley. Or, at...
Silent Night is surely one of the most beloved Christmas carols in the world today. If you know the familiar story of this song's origin, you know it didn't start out this way...
A single mom with two kids was facing some hard financial times last December. She knew she was not going to be...
I can still remember when I first heard "Joseph's Song" by Michael Card. It was during the autumn of 1988. My wife Linda and I had just bought our first stereo (the same...
It’s not until you’ve been royally screwed over by someone at work that you realize how impossible it is to forgive.
In 1984, comedian and singer Mark Lowry wrote a program for a Christmas pageant at his church. His script included questions for Mary while she was holding the baby on Christmas night. Years later,...
I had good intentions. ...
John Ruskin wrote the following in "Unto This Last."
