Crippled Truth

Unused truth becomes as useless as an unused muscle.

John Calvin's Work Ethic

Calvin did not like to waste a minute of his time. Even on his death-bed, his friends pleaded with him to refrain from his labors. He replied: "What! ...

The Corn Doesn't Matter

Adrian Rogers, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells about the man who made his sons work in the cornfields while their peers spent ...

Destiny in the Slums

In More than You and Me, Kevin and Karen Miller write of the power of a God-given vision:

One couple lived in London 130 years ago. For the first 10 years ...

John Cennick: Sensational Lay Preacher

John Cennick (1718-1755)

Sensational lay preacher

Though trained as a land surveyor and writing instructor, John Cennick once was asked to fill in for an ...

Every Garden Needs a Gardener

In First Things First, A. Roger Merrill tells of a business consultant who decided to landscape his grounds. He hired a woman with a doctorate in horticulture ...

Lost in Drudgery

Most of us are spiritually inefficient because we cannot do certain things and remain spiritual. We can be spiritual in prayer meetings, in congenial ...

Beyond "Luck"

You don't just luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.

Glory or Pragmatism?

I'm afraid that for us the notion of writing, or doing anything, "ad Dei gloriam", to the glory of God, has been swallowed up by the pragmatic concept ...

No More Fugues

The idea that one would build a chair or write a fugue for the sake of making the best chair or music one can is foreign to our culture, even our religious ...