The worship was so powerful you could cut it with a knife. About one hundred students were packed into the small chapel. There was no worship band on...
“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...
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