Speaking out is important, but it’s not enough.
Whenever we place an agenda over the kingdom, we have lost our focus.
Teachers will be judged more strictly, writes James. His warning applies to parents, church leaders, pastors, mentors, supervisors, managers, and leaders of all kinds.
Groomed by my hard-working Dad, who awakened us early on Saturday mornings to “work while the day is light,” I fully embrace...
"I know how to give the most vicious, wicked cold shoulder and silent treatment." author Monica Sharman writes in a featured community...
How do we make plans while at the same time submitting to the attitude that says, "If it is God's will"?
We still seem to love a good crucifixion. Brothers and sisters, this should not be.
Winners can celebrate. But what about people who run the race, compete—and lose?
Heroic work can lead to burnout. Ryan Keith, founder and president of Forgotten Voices, had to discover sustainability the hard way.
My desire changes as I walk with Jesus, closer to his suffering and mercy. He is better. The reach toward this small patch of dirt has become my want.
The question "what do you do?" has now become completely out of vogue.
We hold on to work we aren't qualified to do for all kinds of reasons—pride, fear of appearing weak, denial—but it takes patience to find the work we are truly gifted at.
Not too long ago, I stood in my kitchen with four small faces gazing up at me, waiting for me to give...
Advent is waiting time, the season of making room for the coming King and the returning King. It is an embodied palindrome...
Recently, I was catching up with an old friend. We had attended the same church through high school. "I'm an atheist now,"...
When I think of suffering, I often think of Job.
Transcript Laura had one of “those" jobs: a workplace hostile to her faith. She had a boss who called Christians phonies. And coworkers who delighted in creating opportunities for her to turn the...
Gil's quick wit was the stuff of legend. The right crack at the right time? Gil had it. He was funny. No, he was hilarious. People shook their heads, amused and amazed.
An English teacher assigned her students a long essay. The writing project required several weeks and more research than most students had...
A man once asked Robert E. Lee for his opinion of a fellow officer. Lee spoke of the man in the highest terms. This greatly astonished another officer who overheard and said to...
