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The Christmas Eve Disco Ball

Daily Reflection

Last Thursday, I used the illustration of a lighthouse with its many prisms to help explain how you and I can be light...

Course Module in Spiritual Formation - Active Models for Prayer

Seminary Curriculum

When teaching spiritual formation in a seminary, there are lots of opportunities to focus on real work scenarios.

Course Module in Ministry - What Might an Equipping Church Look Like?

Seminary Curriculum

Seminary students will shape the way Christians think about their mission in the workplace.

“You Shall Not Make Wrongful Use of the Name of the LORD Your God” (Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11)

Bible Commentary

The third commandment literally prohibits God’s people from making “wrongful use” of the name of God. This need...

“You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Idol” (Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 5:8)

Bible Commentary

The second commandment raises the issue of idolatry. Idols are gods of our own creation, gods that we feel will give us...

Joseph’s Promotion by Pharaoh (Genesis 41:1-45)

Bible Commentary

Jesus Working Beside You: Genesis 41 Sermon Notes (Click Here to Read) Especially for pastors: sermon notes...

The First Murder (Genesis 4:1-25)

Bible Commentary

Genesis 4 details the first murder when Cain kills his brother Abel in a fit of angry jealousy. Both brothers bring the...

Receiving God’s Blessing of Productivity Means Respecting Co-workers (Ruth 2:8-16)

Bible Commentary

Prevention of harassment means not only creating a safe environment, but a productive one for those at risk. The...

God’s Work of Redemption for Israel (Exodus 5:1-6:28)

Bible Commentary

In the book of Exodus, God is the essential worker. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for...

Christians Are Expected to Work (1 Thessalonians 4:9–12; 5:14)

Bible Commentary

Christians are Expected to Work, to the Degree They are Able Paul highlights that God expects every Christian who can...

Connecting Belief and Behavior at Work (1 Timothy 1:1–11, 18–20; 3:14–16)

Bible Commentary

One of the repeated and stressed themes in 1 Timothy is the tight connection between belief and behavior, or teaching...

The Call to Warn Others (Ezekiel 33)

Bible Commentary

Ezekiel chapters 18 and 33 serve similar thematic and structural functions within the book as a whole.[1]The call to...