A depressed, dejected Elijah staggers off into the wilderness. He collapses under a broom tree, one of the few sources of shade in the baked desert region. Steeped in a gloomy spirit, he...
Twenty years ago, I resigned from a large Texas electronics firm to found my own small company. Before I made the leap, I spent years studying all the tips I could find for...
While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, "Take it," he said, "this is my body." Then he...
“We’re #1!” “Try harder!” “Be all you can be!” “Go for the gusto!” “Be the best!” ...
We all begin life totally self-centered. With time and experience, most of us become less so, more invested in others. But the...
The note was simple. Terse. Not particularly gracious. ...
In a world of competing and often contradictory perspectives, how do we make good decisions? Christians believe that obedience to God's will...
An hour-and-a-half drive to Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Another ninety minutes to park, reach the terminal, clear security. Those early Monday West Coast...
The Apostle Paul concludes his list of Christian attributes, a mini Book of Virtues, with this: “Whatever work you may have to do, [in speech or action,] do everything in the name of...
The novelist Walker Percy stresses how unusual it is to find a truly whole person. He asks whether if you met someone on the sidewalk for the first time, greeted the person cordially...
“Dad, where’re our seats? Are they this way?” ...
Moses led his people out of slavery but could not enter the Promised Land. Likewise, our leadership may call us to endure...
The everyday life of faith ultimately is pretty simple and straightforward stuff—simple, not necessarily easy. While there are many complex nuances of thoughtful reflection and application of Christian faith to each person’s everyday...
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet...
Time is a dressmaker specialising in alterations. –Faith Baldwin “What do you want to be when you grow up?” According to Paula...
Wayne’s upstairs home office has a splendid vista looking out over trees to the hills beyond. And when he goes downstairs, the...
The biblical writers are very realistic in their appraisal of what work can be like as a result of the Fall. Take...
“Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your...
Modern Christians profess that Jesus is Lord of all our lives. Yet it's not always easy to relate Christianity to our day-to-day...
