Being made in God’s image does not mean we look like God looks; it means we do what God does.
Her name is Kara. Yes, with a K. She is the young wife of a young pastor and mother to four simply beautiful children. And she is very sick, cancer in her blood...
Growing up in Mexico, the courteous response to a compliment about a physical possession was always to offer to let the person...
Don’t we all wish for the quick alignment of our talents and dreams that the Apostle Paul experienced when he was called by God to go to Macedonia and immediately the plan was...
I like the stories of the ancient Greek pantheon of gods. The Greeks developed elaborate stories, created temples, paid homage, and sacrificed to these gods who were usually all too human with...
Terry’s life was lining up. His sales team was humming. A promotion to branch manager looked likely. His kids were happy at school. He and his wife had a vital teaching ministry at...
I have a new boss at work. In theory, this is okay.
By 2000, forty million American white-collar employees were using the cubicle. What began as a customizable work environment eventually turned into an urban dungeon. Cutting us off from contact...
Remember that failure is predictable, but how you use it is full of possibility.
One day, sitting in my office writing something—probably a student's letter of recommendation—words came to my imagination: "I only want to sew, to have my hands in the threads." I jotted them...
Our first story is about a woman in the northwest Turkish town of Thyatira, known for its guilds of craftsmen, especially the guild of the professionals knowledgeable in the production and sale of...
As the apostle Paul continued his ministry in various Greek cities, he ended up one day in the unique city Athens, known...
In Corinth Paul needed a means to support himself, and fortunately, he had a trade: he made leather tents for the Roman...
This commentary on the book of Acts explores the commitment to service that formed the foundation of the early Christians' activities, including work.
The Acts of the Apostles depicts the early church working hard to grow itself and serve others in the face of opposition, shortages of people and money, government bureaucracy (church bureaucracy came later)...
Jesus’ mission to restore the world as God intended it to be is transformed into the mission of the community of Jesus’...
In the book of Acts, Jesus’ mission to restore the world as God intended it to be is transformed into the mission of the community of Jesus’ followers. Acts traces the life of...
The book of Acts begins with a post-resurrection interaction between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus teaches his disciples about “the kingdom of...
There is no question that the story of Pentecost is central to the life of the early...
After Peter announces the Spirit’s creation of a new kind of community, Acts traces the rapid growth...
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