ServiceMaster is one of the great corporate stories of the 20th Century. The company grew from a...
How can you maintain integrity in a culture of self-promotion? A Christian at Facebook gives us a...
The Main Text: Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. And they came to John...
The Lord is asking us here to do something that is very difficult: love yourself as God loves you.
The Philippian Christians in Need of an Attitude Adjustment In the middle of the first century A.D., the Apostle Paul planted a...
Unless you’re living on a deserted island, you probably had a customer service transaction today. Did you look for God in that...
In the first stave of Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge didn’t have much enthusiasm for Christmas.
“In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’ ” Luke 17:10 Luke 17:7-10 is not one of those “gentle Jesus...
Luke 14 consistently emphasizes the cost of discipleship.
How does faith change work and leadership? Lessons on leadership beyond rank and power from Philemon.
Moses concludes with a third speech, a final appeal for obedience to God’s covenant, which will result in human thriving. It reinforces...
Psalm 2 focuses on the house of David. God has chosen this kingdom and its temple, Zion, to be the focus of the kingdom of God. Someday Gentiles will submit to it or...
Isaiah begins by insisting that religious rituals nauseate God when accompanied by sinful living: What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt-offerings of...
Israel's leaders are indicted for their failure to care for the nation. Ezekiel 34 uses the metaphor of shepherding to illustrate how...
For an explanation of the themes in and structure of Daniel, see the section "The Big Picture...
As is typical with Twelve Prophets, the Book of Jonah begins with a call from God to the prophet (Jon. 1:1-2). Unlike...
The third beatitude puzzles many people in the workplace, in part because they don’t understand what it means to be meek. Many...
It is cruel for a master to force a slave to choose between obedience to the master and obedience to Christ. Therefore...
What difference does it make that we are bearers of the divine image in our work? One implication of this is that...
When God is boss over all our work, work and prayer are integrated activities.
This lesson teaches kids that God wants partners in his work, not robots to control.
Classroom activities to show kids what it means to partner with God.
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