“Raise your hand if you’re going into full-time ministry.” This was spoken by the dean of the School of Business at the graduation dinner the December I finished...
The tale is told of a company in Oslo, Norway that was weary of placing “HELP WANTED” ads and receiving very few applicants. Determined to get better results,...
All too often sermons on tithing invoke more cringing, frustration, or resentment than actual tithing. The groaning becomes audible, the internal squirming becomes palpable, and people immediately start...
The word “usury” is often defined in the modern world as something like this from the Oxford English Dictionary: “The practice of charging, taking, or contracting to receive...
It’s my fault. The seasoned attorney stared me in the eye, stretched his fingers and tapped his very large hand in a declarative pose over the oak table....
Most readers would attest that work is a necessary part of our humanity, rather than a necessary evil. Yet, our words betray us. Read this too-common exchange between...
We’re hearing the full blend of skepticism, joy, critique, and applause surrounding the recent non-stop gatherings on university campuses. Asbury, Cedarville, Lee University, and others have experienced unique...
Many women are a bit intimidated by the person they see in Proverbs 31:10-31: the wife, or woman, of noble character. Is there nothing this woman does not...
“Stupid is as stupid does,” quips Forrest Gump in the 1994 movie by the same name. There is a curious statement about stupidity floating around on the internet...
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