Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.
Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done - like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the gift of opposition. When it comes, I learn something about my mot...
Pero isang malaking tulong sa faith at prayer ang ma-realize na kapag walang paggabay mula sa langit kapag gumagawa ng desisyon, hindi ito nangangahulugan na ang Diyos o ikaw ay nabigo. Kadalasan, kab...
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need to be right and tendency to divide the human race into 'us' vs. 'them.'
Churches need to figure out how they will address the spiritual lives of their staffs and leadership teams.
A lot of people are dissatisfied with their jobs. Theologian Drew Carey said, You hate your job? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody. They meet at the bar. A research group affilia...
The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your church and in yourself.
So it goes for those of us who live in a cul-de-sac, where babies are brought home from the hospital and watched over, where hearts stop and feet slip, where we wonder if there is a hidden road that l...
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.
This much I have learned: human beings come with very different sets of wiring, different interests, different temperaments, different learning styles, different gifts, different temptations. These di...
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can...
Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn...
For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. We will ju...
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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