Where is God when you're putting out a fire at work, or dealing with a difficult co-worker, or trying to make a...
The COVID-19 pandemic presented many organizations with levels of uncertainty that they had never seen before. How do you lead with faith...
Philippians 3:4b-14 If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a...
Theme: There’s more freedom than we imagine in doing God’s will for our work. Key Truths/Outline 1...
Text: Luke 5:1-11 1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the...
Have you lived a long and productive life doing the thing you planned to do from the very beginning? If so, wonderful...
Have you adjusted to 2017 yet? Perhaps you’re still writing 2016 on your checks, or maybe you’ve already broken a New Year’s...
It’s almost Halloween, a time when some people buy costumes, some people stock up on candy, and some people. . . take...
Sometimes it seems that we’re on the road to success. We’ve got the degree and the training. Our resumes look great. We...
Now that I am oriented toward God's redeemed future, the course of my life can be set toward that.
"We’re wired for change, aren’t we?" asks Sam Van Eman in his farewell as editor at The High Calling. "A cleaning-out there, a purging here. Eyes on the horizon, we press on."
We can ask of every kind of work we doing, "Am I loving and serving my neighbor, or am I exploiting and...
The cafeteria was mostly dark. A few dim lights kept me from stepping on homeless men sleeping in orderly rows on the...
As a pastor, I have often been asked, “How can I know God’s will for my life?” This question was presented to...
Whether in a job you love, or a job you're filling until something better comes along, feeling the love at work begins with being true to you.
Every now and then, people ask me how a pastor in Southern California ended up serving in a family foundation in Texas. Usually, I explain how much I admired the work of the...
The last several years of my work life have brought one change after another: from teaching to administration to a combination of...
As you experience transitions in life, whether they are welcomed or not, it is reassuring to know that God does not change.
We sometimes talk about “making a living.” What is implied in that? Is it possible to be glad you have a job...
One of the canonical truths of American culture is that each one of us has the right to determine what's best for...
I once made a list of the best things that ever happened in my career, and I was responsible for almost none...
When I first stepped foot onto Gordon College’s campus, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of who I was and...
re·solve [ri-zolv]: to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. ...
As a pastor, I have often had people come to talk with me about finding God's will for their lives. Usually, they...
When I fill people in on my plan, they look at me like I'm crazy. In the midst of our move to...
It’s easy for people today, even Christians who know their Bible, to have a mistaken view of the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle was God’s dwelling place among his people.
Each new year makes me think about renewal. Some people will make resolutions to change their appearance or behavior. Some just take stock of what has happened in the past year. Some...
We can seek guidance about provision from God and expect that doing so will help us meet our needs, the needs of...
Even as the kingdom’s strength declines, the kings remain convinced they are in control of their situation. Confident in their own abilities...
I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us . . . have jobs that...
