What Is Your Etc.?
When Jesus sent out his disciples, he was kind enough to pair them up two by two. He gave them authority to deal with evil opposition, to which I suppose they may have gulped, eyes wide with fear. But what …
Discerning Your Vocational Love Language
I am convinced that there are as many different ways of knowing God at work as there are workers, and that each person’s experience of God on the job is as unique as his or her fingerprint. Each of us …
You Might Be Pharaoh in the Exodus Story
The Hebrew language is best understood as describing a people in action, moving from here to there. Genesis is all about movement: out of the Garden, out of Harran, out of Canaan, and finally into Egypt. Many scholars see Genesis …
Love for the Next 10 Minutes
From families to friendships, neighborhoods to churches, people have disagreements about details and how things should be. In the midst of this, love (engaging the will for what is best for a person) is often forgotten. Like the teacher of …
Collaborate In the Miraculous Everyday
Jesus talked about miracles as if they’re supposed to be normal: “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with …
Bad Believers = Ordinary Saints
The church at Corinth was all messed up, both theologically and morally. They were proud and fractious; they tolerated gross immorality, sued each other in court, flaunted their freedom in Christ, abused the observance of the Lord’s Supper, misunderstood the …
Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Fundraising
What is the most common obstacle mission workers face in fundraising? Over a span of thirty years, I have taught biblical fundraising in fifteen countries and with many organizations, and the answer is always the same. How would you answer? …
Murder, Approval, and Being Your Brother’s Keeper
“Where is your brother?” God had asked him. Cain winced as he remembered his answer, which he had also tried to bury, but like his recurring nightmare, it didn’t stay buried because something deep within wouldn’t allow it. “I don’t …
The Sabbath Is a Waste of Time
[maxbutton id=”1″ ] There is a famous book by a rabbi named Abraham Heschel. The Sabbath is a little book about the mystical power of the Sabbath; it has a hushed tone, as though Abraham was writing about something sacred, …