Israel demanded a king, but their royal rulers diminished after only four generations, as we read in my last post. After Solomon’s son Rehoboam, Israel was snatched up...
When working on a writing project recently, I found myself typing “theology of work” and “faith and work movement” many times. This made me wonder why we don’t...
Graduation season is a wonderful time of year when family and friends gather to celebrate the academic accomplishments of their loved ones. Because I work at a university,...
I posted this short note on social media before the holidays, after an extended conversation with a U.S. Army noncommissioned officer with whom I coordinate on occasion: I...
Several years ago, The Huffington Post’s blog “Wait But Why” created “Lucy,” an imagined embodiment of today’s adult. Lucy is what the article calls a GYPSY, short for...
The people of Israel’s first experiment with a king did not go very well, as we saw in my last post. The first king, Saul, put himself above...
Since the average worker spends a minimum of 40 percent of their waking hours in some type of work, it is important to explore its meaning to those...
Easter is a big deal. That much is clear, known to everybody in our purview—secular neighbors, mainstream media, national retailers, and more. However, what is unclear to many...
Coach Joe Kennedy never set out to make headlines. He wasn’t trying to launch a national conversation or become the face of a major legal battle over religious...
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