Tag: Character & Virtue

There is an old story set in the Middle Ages during the construction of one of the great European cathedrals. A nobleman was walking among the workers, asking...

Wisdom seems to be in short supply these days. Perhaps you’re facing tough decisions at work, at home, or in the public square for which you feel you...

We get it backward all the time. We desire the wrong things regularly. Instead of looking for ways to serve, most of us get caught up in seeking...

Some of the largest companies in the United States have been identified as “Christian,” and this occasionally makes news headlines. Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby, Forever 21 and other companies...

Human beings are complex. We are physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual beings. Connecting on all these levels helps us figure out what we’re living for. We are especially...

The ideal goal of charity is to lift the recipient to a position of independence. What does it look like to successfully lift poor people out of poverty...

Serving one another and free-markets might not spring to your mind simultaneously. But should they? Does service or competition best characterize the free-market system? Defining Free Markets A...

In his book How Then Should We Work: Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work, Hugh Whelchel writes, The separation of faith and calling by Christians through the loss...

I was sharing tea with my mentor at his home, seeking wisdom on how to deal with a series of new ministry challenges. He listened for a time,...

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