This is the time of year in which we begin to celebrate graduations! Graduations are not just endings but beginnings. They signal the end of an era of learning and…
In 1970, psychologist Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi coined a mental state in which a person would be entirely immersed, energized, focused, fully involved, and fully engaged. He first became interested in…
“I am sending you out among wolves.” Matthew 10:16 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” Matthew 7:15 We…
The beauty of the scriptures is indisputable. But their revelatory substance, vast and deep in nature, contains a potency that is hard to describe. Every word is pregnant, every word…
Just before Easter, Jewish people celebrated a holiday in their tradition called Purim. During Purim, the story of Esther is read aloud, sometimes enacted. The story of Esther tells of…
Power fascinates us. The powers of nature both terrify us and intrigue us. Tsunamis, storms, lightning, hurricanes, the devastation of a tornado, the movement of glaciers. These and other events…
“Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all…
Here we are in the fifth Sunday in Lent, nearing the end of Jesus’ ministry time on earth, and this week once again, John introduces us to yet another enigmatic…
God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 The Spirit of the…
Do you employ a “market mentality” or a “relational mentality”? What does this mean? Put simply, a market mentality sees things in terms of transactions and commodities, resources, and dispensability.…