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 ...

Giving the Gift of Work

Karole Shirley, Ordinary Hero

It's nice when your boss notices your work. It's even better when the CEO of your company notices. And it's even ...

Lessons from the Ladder

We are told that when Jacob set out to journey from Beersheba to Haran, he stopped at a certain place for the night and had a dream. What did he dream? ...

The Most Important Work

The future of the Christian work which is now being carried on with such great intensity does not depend upon curtailment or reorganization. It depends ...