Just a little over a week ago, I was surprised with a getaway birthday weekend to Houston. It was a weekend filled...
There's no doubt about it: David Blanchard pours a mean cup of coffee. For him, though, coffee roasting is about more than...
Henry grew up poor. Not destitute mind you, but deprived in a way that left him both hungry and thankful at the same time. As such, his only goal in life became the...
When a team wins the Super Bowl, we still feel a need to single out the Most Valuable Player. Our culture emphasizes...
Psalm 105 begins with a call to praise the Lord (v. 1). It adds that we should sing praise to him (v. 2), rejoice (v. 3), and seek his face (v. 4). Then...
Sometimes when I am out working in my shop, I put on protective eyewear. My safety goggles guard my eyes from bits of sawdust or slivers of metal that might cause harm when...
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Every now and then while I’m channel surfing on TV, I pause to listen to a preacher. It’s not uncommon to hear televangelists talk about how faith is the key to being blessed...
Singer-songwriter Brooke Campbell will tell you that her music — a mix of acoustic, folk, pop and bluegrass — catalogues the stops...
Jesus lived in a culture that prized family above just about everything else. Some Jewish teachers even claimed that honoring one's father and mother was the most important of the Ten Commandments....
After weeks of research, Nick bought an expensive new software package for his small business. All night he pored over the manual. The next morning, he called a staff meeting and began to lecture...
Nothing could be more current than the Book of Ruth, the story of a family of refugees crossing borders in search of a new home and a better life.
When Glynn Young was asked, “Have you ever lied for your company?” he thought for a moment and then answered: “No. Not...
Our faith must inform the stewardship of our resources.
We don’t easily understand God’s purposes for our lives, so we often try to keep him out.
Gene Bauer planted a garden of daffodils on a mountainside. Each spring that mountainside is awash in yellow. Visitors come to marvel at the beauty. And they come with questions. So Mrs. Bauer...
This content is part of the Ruth and Parables curriculum, an 11-week integrated sermon and small group series on faith and work...
Roman society was one of the most stratified and hierarchical in all of human history. Members of this society knew their place...
An executive coach guides leaders from the inside out. Wanting to know more about coaches and the executives they serve, we ventured inside the brain—both hemispheres—of Leslie Marquard. As one...
