Why You Treat ‘Rest’ Like a Four-Letter Word

Do you remember what spring break was like? How about the joy and freedom of the last day of school? Or that moment when you’re getting close to the beach and you roll down the windows so you can feel the ocean breeze and taste the salt air? Recently, the kids...

What You Can Hear Listening to People’s Faces

On my best days, I am quiet. “You have two ears and one mouth,” said my grandpa one day as we walked together down a row of tomatoes. “So you should listen twice as much as you speak. You might learn something if you listen.” I looked into his...

Legislation Won’t Make Us Christian

The prophet Hosea boldly told the people of his day that God was tired of being placated by their symbolic measures of worship. Instead he told them, “I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings”...

Is There a “Christian Economics”? Part 2

Christian thinkers support a variety of economic theories as “middle axioms” (whether they call them that or not) for implementing Kingdom ethics within the world that is not yet the Kingdom of God. Some strongly support communism without the Marxian...

3 Questions to Ask as You Study the Bible

Every so often, I stumble upon a new way to read and study the Bible. Scripture tells us that it is good to meditate on God’s Word day and night (Psalm 1:2), but it is difficult to know how to dig deep in its teachings. In exploring the lessons of the psalms,...