When we are introduced to someone, what is one of the first questions we ask? “What do you do?” When we ask this question, what we really mean...
We read in Genesis that God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing and that all he had made was good (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18,...
I read an interesting fact the other day in sociologist Rodney Stark’s book, The Rise of Christianity. Stark claims that Christianity’s 40 percent growth per decade during the...
I’m often asked for concrete illustrations of biblical flourishing. One of my favorites is found in Numbers 6:24-26: The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make...
If work is an area in which we offer ourselves to God, how should Christians view retirement? Many people believe retirement means withdrawing from work or labor in...
Today, President-elect Donald Trump will place his hand on a Bible and take the oath of office to become the forty-fifth President of the United States. The inauguration...
Sin has consequences. It seems obvious, but sin has had a detrimental impact on our ability to flourish. This is because sin has damaged the relationships that are...
Common grace is God’s kindness and mercy toward all members of the human race regardless of their spiritual condition. It is, as theologian John Murray wrote, “every favour...
All of us have been mesmerized by the glory of a sunset or the beauty of freshly fallen snow across a barren landscape. Yet, as beautiful as nature...
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