Compassion reduces fight-or-flight and aids calmness. Being compassionate is likely to help you live longer, sleep better, and enjoy increased good health. It activates the vagus nerve, which influences your immune system and emotions. It's
The number that matters is the number that are lost.
God is at work in current movements for racial equality. Are white Catholics?
Learn why organizations must first meet employees' basic needs before they can embrace a unifying mission as part of their corporate culture.
When the unimaginable happens, faith in Jesus is the only thing that will help us through.
In making a first impression the little things matter. When a visitor shows up on one of our church campuses for the first time the little things matter. When a...
There is something special – even sacred – about our relationships with fellow believers. I had the opportunity to have breakfast with some wonderful people this morning – one of …
Also, shut out by a sister, drumming up dates, and going through the motions with a congregation.
The nature of the world is in God’s hands, as it has always been.
I went to Bible school and seminary, and I have never been a member of a church. Never. I always considered myself a member of my childhood church by default of my parents’ membership, but, like my faith at the time, it was never my own.
Jesus and Moses began their earthly ministries by spending 40 days alone in the wilderness with God. These wilderness moments of fasting and prayer were moments of silence and moments of solitude. For me, these moments have been sacred stepping stones in my journey with God. I imagine they must have
God is saving young people through the work of churches that care about the next generation.
Some of the fondest memories that I have as a child happen at the church. I grew up in a Christian home and my parents believed in attending church faithfully. There is no doubt if there had been a…
Almost everywhere I look these days, I see the "Abrahamic" Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders either failing to step up in the face of moral crises or being proud cheerleaders for people and policies that clearly contravene the sacred texts they profess to follow.
You know which church model is the best one? The one you can stick with.
Did you know that God’s name is never mentioned in the book of Esther? BUT, He is gloriously at work orchestrating every detail. If you have ever wondered if God
We all want God to do big things in us and through us. But we don’t all like starting small. Don’t worry! There’s big hope for small beginnings.
In the face of crushing poverty is feasting frivolous? Or, does it provide a necessary reminder of the here-and-not-yet kingdom to come.
One pundit says it proves our biblical views are driven by politics. Not quite.
Have you noticed how one person can say something that makes you laugh while a different person can say the same thing and we take offense? What’s the deal?