What do we mean when we call a business or an enterprise "Christian"? The difference between definitions can be striking. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: ministry
What Is Your Biggest, Craziest God-Dream?
What would we do if the sky was the limit? If each of us had unlimited resources - money, time, energy - at our disposal, what would we do here for God? [Click title to read more.]
Remember The Absent
It is our job to seek out the disappeared and the vanishing. It is our responsibility not just to note that people are gone, but to find out why and to extend help where it might be needed.
Six Teaching Tips For Sunday School Or Small Group Leaders
Many people have the calling to teach, but lack the training that might help them be better or more effective at doing so. In light of that, here's a set of six tips for teachers and small group leaders who might otherwise be going it alone. [Click title to read more.]
This New Year, Vow To Be Your Brother’s Keeper
A strong and unmistakable mandate of the Christian ethos - one of Christianity's defining characteristics - is that we are to love and care both for those who love us, and for those who do not. We are heart-obligated to the community around us. [Click title to read more.]
Your Time Means Everything
I like to believe that the miracle of the loaves and fishes was materially incidental - the food met a physical need, certainly, but what matters most is that the offering of Jesus' time and compassion met a spiritual one. [Click title to read more.]
The Ministry of Things
A few thoughts on how to approach charitable giving as the high season of generosity approaches
The Little Steps Matter
A lot of us confuse "progress" with "enormous accomplishment." But progress is moving forward. And everyone's progress is going to look different, because we all start at different places, with different gifts, and different resources. [Click title to read more.]
You Are The Window To Wonder In A Skeptical World
Most people look askance at the mere concept of miracles in general. Or angels. Or an afterlife. The idea that humans might be part of a bigger, broader story, that there is something epic and cosmic and important above and beyond us, has fallen into irrelevance beside the urgency of now. And that is why love matters. [Click title to read more.]
The Onus Is On Us: Christian Responsibility
As believers, we can't predicate our responses on the behavior of others. We can't wait for those around us to make the first move of kindness or love. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 