In the fall of second grade, I proudly submitted a carefully crafted biography of my mom, composed on classic, dotted-line paper. This was a special writing project, to...
Mother’s Day is accompanied by certain predictable rituals: breakfast in bed, homemade cards, brunch, flowers, and many other activities. Of the 4.7 billion greeting cards Americans purchase annually,...
Religious and civil authority were once unified—pagan gods and political rulers were one, church and state were indistinguishable, and the individual’s religious allegiance was bound up with his...
The records of the New Testament open with the announcement that “the kingdom of God/Heaven” is “near.” The preaching of John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles followed...
As my newsfeed fills up with pictures of young men and women outfitted in long gowns and mortarboard caps, I can’t help but notice that many of their...
How many times have you heard a sermon that called you to “preach the gospel” and fulfill the Great Commission (Matt. 28:16-20)? These kinds of sermons are necessary...
When we last discussed the topic of “sunk costs,” you might have thought that this is too good to be true. We discussed how stewardship requires that we...
Modern life provides us with more freedom and opportunities to pursue our calling compared with past eras. So begins a helpful article on calling by Alex Chediak entitled...
On a recent Saturday, I got a phone call out of the blue from an old friend that I hadn’t seen for 20 years. Matt was one of...
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