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September 2017

September 15, 2017

The Church, As it Is the Body of Christ

Small as a mustard seed and just as fair, The seeds of faith are planted...

September 13, 2017

The Frosting on the Cake, Or Why We Need Artists

By Christ John Otto, from a forthcoming book. A worldview is a way of processing...

September 10, 2017

The Sunday-Monday Connection: A Labor Day Sermon

By J. Fletcher Lowe; preached on Labor Day 2017 I have a friend named Bill...

September 07, 2017

Reflections of a Rookie Retiree

Here are my reflections from my first year of retirement and my conversations with many...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

The vocation of a librarian

Occasionally I share poetry here (either mine or from the public domain, dear copyright people.)...

August 11, 2017

Some Confessions the Gen Xer Should Make to the Millennial

Whatever else I thought I might post about today, it got elbowed out (I was...

July 2017

July 14, 2017

Why Napping at Work Might Be a Good Idea

I work from home, so unless I'm on a conference call, I can take a...

July 06, 2017

Am I Different at Work and At Home?

As the wife and mother of British citizens and someone who has traveled frequently in...

June 2017

June 02, 2017

Entrepreneurship and Escaping Ennui

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. Belgian painter...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Meditation, Dentistry, and the Entrepreneur

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. Johnny Depp...

April 25, 2017

Missing the Night Sky: or, the Industrial Revolution and the Stars

I started reading this recent article from The New Atlantis thinking that it would be mostly about...

April 15, 2017

#Easter

Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright...

April 14, 2017

#GoodFriday

1 O sacred head, sore wounded, Defiled and put to scorn; O kingly head, surrounded...

April 13, 2017

#MaundyThursday

1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, that we to judge thee have in...

April 10, 2017

The 29 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance

...assuming you believe in that concept at all. (Fodder for another post, as I'm off...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Cleaning and Cultural Prejudice: A Reflection on Good Practices and Toxic Theology #AshWednesday

By Stephen Milliken Cleaning. Everybody at some point in their lives has to clean up...

February 20, 2017

God’s into art, not empires

In seminary, several decades ago, I had a good friend named Christ (rhymes with "wrist")...

February 18, 2017

Retail workers are people too

A while ago, I made a commitment to always greet and thank retail workers in...

November 2016

November 26, 2016

On work-life balance and not going to the Asbury Project

Some of you may remember how for the last two years I've spent some...

November 22, 2016

Gratitude: An Elixir for a Time of Sadness

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. Willie Nelson once...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

Business Anger and Success

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. The Bible's Book...

October 23, 2016

The Inner and the Outer Voices of Love: Henri Nouwen and His Friends

This post is part of a Patheos Book Club on the book Love, Henri: Letters on...

October 14, 2016

Getting Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. Friedrich Nietzsche...

October 12, 2016

My First Eucharist

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace. Hebrews 4:16...

October 04, 2016

Lost Identity

By Michael Coyner I recently applied for a "Global Re-entry" status with TSA. This means...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

All Day Long

Following Jesus is an all-day, every-day journey of discovery. Every day. All day long.

August 2016

August 22, 2016

People want to know how their work matters

Many leaders think they don’t have the time to help others understand their work within...

August 20, 2016

How is Your Halo?

By Mike Coyner How is your halo? I don't mean the circle of light surrounding...

August 13, 2016

Jesus did not command us to agree with one another; Jesus commanded us to love one another

By Mike Coyner Sometimes you hear something, and you just want to say "A-ha!" I...

August 10, 2016

On not knowing what to say

Christian leaders who are obligated to speak out on current events don’t have to join...