"As I observed Tom offer his employees hugs, handshakes and gentle pats on the back, it was clear they loved and respected...
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...
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...
“Do you think you are getting old, and is that hard for you?” ...
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...
Even the poets extol the value of labor. Here are ten great articles on the subject of poetry and work. You'll find out who wrote this line about work: "Those who over do...
God uses even the most mundane things we do in our vocations and transforms them into “Kingdom Work,” blogs Hugh Whelchel at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics site. ...
In early July, the daily reflection was entitled "The View from Inspiration Point." I used the analogy of viewing Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point to encourage us to take in the panorama of...
G. K. Chesterton once observed that the reason Jesus connected “neighbors” and “enemies” is because they are often the same people!
David Green and the Beginning of Hobby Lobby ...
We used to have a saying in our house: Work to live, don’t live to work. It was our way of keeping perspective—not letting stress from work creep into our home. Maybe you’ve...
I had it all memorized—the way some people memorize favorite songs, Bible verses, or math facts. ...
One day my publisher sent me a letter asking me for a list of “influencers” in my world. I had never heard anyone call anyone an “Influencer.” So I wrote the publicist and...
Imagine you are in a church meeting deciding who will be leaders for the new initiative for outreach in your community. Imagine...
