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April 2023

April 21, 2023

Documentary Released on the Asbury University Revival

As reported by Religion News Service, Redeem TV has released a documentary on the Asbury...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

Navigating the After-College Transition – with Erica Young Reitz

- Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch the video: Episode...

December 2020

December 21, 2020

Igniting Christmas Hope in the Midst of Hardship – with Sam Van Eman

Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch it on YouTube: Episode Description:...

October 2020

October 06, 2020

Are You Prepared for the Accelerated Change of the 2020s? – with Tom Sine and Dwight Friesen

Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch it on YouTube: ...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Ephesians 1 Studied and Applied to Today

Be a "fly on the wall" as we study Ephesians. In this Bible study, Bob...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Three Steps to Get Your Work Bearings During the Pandemic

Staying at home during the Coronavirus pandemic has been disorienting. For some of us, this...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

The Three Major Needs of Spiritual Formation

My doctoral mentor, Steven Garber, did his doctoral research on how people were able to...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

Made in God’s Image Provides Us Our Job Description

Designed to Work Hands. Hands that can hold a wrench or a paintbrush or...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Help People Find their Identity in their Being the Imago Dei

Best Practices for Pastors (Part 3). For my doctoral dissertation, my research discovered how pastors...

July 2018

July 13, 2018

Quote of the Day: C. S. Lewis on the Ordinary Christian Life

"Before I became a Christian I do not think I fully realised that one's life,...

April 2018

April 03, 2018

How My Work is Like a Mustard Seed

In this 3-1/2 minute video, Bob Robinson talks about how Jesus compared the Kingdom of...

April 27, 2017

Work Didn’t Always Suck

In our day, we know that work can often be frustrating. We get together with...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Your Identity Doesn’t Come from Your Work

So, you’re at a gathering and you meet someone for the first time. He asks...

February 15, 2017

Work that is Unique to You (The Good Creation)

The first herders, musicians, and bronze workers are recorded in Genesis. “Adah bore Jabal; he...

February 13, 2017

Work is a Part of the Good Creation

Genesis 1 does not explicitly use the term “work,” but in the creation account recorded...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Commencement Addresses that Truly Inspire

I don’t remember the commencement address at my college graduation. He or she did not...

September 2015

September 10, 2015

Kingdom of God: Scot McKnight, Yoder, and Constantine

Fourth in a series on the Kingdom of God. Scot McKnight, in Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

Creation Is a Manifesto

We Christians sometimes try to be holier than God, especially when it comes to creation....

November 2014

November 05, 2014

Five Life-Altering Career Lessons for Young Professionals

My first entry-level professional job paid enough for a decent apartment with a sofa and...

November 01, 2014

The Professor as Scholar

I have a friend at a major research university who teaches on Thursday aftenoons 3-5,...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

Bethel College Launches Innovative Student Program with the help of Bob Robinson

Over the Summer of 2014, I worked with the Student Success Center at Bethel College to contribute to...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Wisdom for Graduates: There Is Life After College

One of my colleagues at CCO, Erica Young Reitz, has written a very helpful article...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

Who Am I? Rooting Your Identity in the Image of God

A few years ago, I wrote the cover article for Comment Magazine's annual "Making the...

June 16, 2014

Leadership Influence: Beyond the Stereotype

What is a leader? Is a leader someone who has all the answers? Is it...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Playing It Safe Will Never Change the World

The dust swirled in the hot humid air as I trudged home from school. I...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Everyday Ordinary Christian Living is Radical

Being a “radical,” “missional” Christian is slowly becoming the “new legalism.” We need more ordinary...

April 14, 2014

The Five Biggest Career Mistakes Christians Make

I can’t tell you how disappointing it was when, at age 22, I finally made...

April 10, 2014

Three Questions You Must Answer Before You Die

Every now and then it's good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Crazy-fit Physical Therapist on Work-Life Balance

Several years ago, I met a blogger through The High Calling who seemed to care...

August 2013

August 05, 2013

Five Ways Pastors Can Affirm Faith, Work, and Vocation

Art Lindsey, over at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, writes "Today’s evangelical Church...