Editor&#039;s Picks

The lithadora spangles and sparks blue. Along the homeowner’s driveway, a phalanx of golden bamboo bows and hushes. Some summers it crawls with tiny red mites and managing the escapees involves kneeling on...

The Purpose of Expanding God’s Glorious Garden

Humanity was (and is) intended to extend the garden of God’s presence throughout the world.

Triptych - Three Poems for Easter

John Blase shares three prose poems to help you meditate on Easter and the resurrection.

In Just Spring

Sinners who haven’t plumbed their own darkness cannot comprehend the blinding luminosity of grace, says a basic Calvinist tenet. I rather like that equation, but then I live on the Great Plains, where...

A Daily Examen for Living as an Antiracist Person

Devotional

The examen is an ancient prayer practice that encourages reflection on the events of each day in order to detect God's presence...

Wisdom from Howard E. Butt, Jr.

It Is Well

Horatio Spafford suffered three major traumas. His only son died of scarlet fever at age four. In the great Chicago Fire of 1871, the then-prominent businessman was destroyed financially. Soon...

Do You Know Who I Am?

Each person and each person's job is important—in the high calling of our daily work.

Between the Pink Slip and the Gold Watch

Have you changed jobs or even your profession . . . more than once? You’re not alone.

Your Work Builds the Kingdom

Charles Lamb once wrote a cynical little poem about work. Listen closely:Who first invented work and bound the free And holy-day rejoicing Spirit down? . . . Sabbath-less Satan. But those words are...

Your Work Needs a Solid Foundation

When Jesus taught in his hometown, people said, "What's this wisdom that’s been given to him? Isn't this the carpenter?"

Do Not Despair

Admiral Richard Byrd’s Antarctic polar expedition of 1939 and ‘40 had reached Sulzberger Bay—farther than any previous South Pole venture—when its small wooden ship, the U.S.S. Bear, became ice...

Let the Rain Fall

Ever notice that problems tend to bother those people least who prepare the most?

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Howard E. Butt, Jr.

Remembering the life, work, and ministry of Howard E. Butt, Jr., who died Saturday, September 11, 2016.

Reflections on Servant Leadership from Howard E. Butt, Jr.

Daily Reflection

“But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader...

Interview with Howard Butt: Who Can You Trust?

In Who Can You Trust? you write that the basis of all trust is the trustworthiness of God. In such a violent...

Wisdom from Howard E. Butt, Jr.

It Is Well

Horatio Spafford suffered three major traumas. His only son died of scarlet fever at age four. In the great Chicago Fire of 1871, the then-prominent businessman was destroyed financially. Soon...

Do You Know Who I Am?

Each person and each person's job is important—in the high calling of our daily work.

Between the Pink Slip and the Gold Watch

Have you changed jobs or even your profession . . . more than once? You’re not alone.

Your Work Builds the Kingdom

Your Work Needs a Solid Foundation

When Jesus taught in his hometown, people said, "What's this wisdom that’s been given to him? Isn't this the carpenter?"

Do Not Despair

Let the Rain Fall

Ever notice that problems tend to bother those people least who prepare the most?

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Howard E. Butt, Jr.

Remembering the life, work, and ministry of Howard E. Butt, Jr., who died Saturday, September 11, 2016.

Reflections on Servant Leadership from Howard E. Butt, Jr.

Daily Reflection

“But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader...

Interview with Howard Butt: Who Can You Trust?

In Who Can You Trust? you write that the basis of all trust is the trustworthiness of God. In such a violent...

60 Seconds to Significance

How Do You Define Leadership? - Tod Bolsinger

If you don’t have to grow, it’s not leadership.

“Does My Work Honor God?” - Contractor Kimberly Renner

Kimberly Renner discusses honoring God through her construction work, by doing good work and treating people well.

“Who Has Impacted You as a Leader?” — Matt Barnes

Matt Barnes, Executive Director of Families Empowered, looks for leaders who excel both professionally and personally.

“How Does Your Work Serve Others?” - Leigh McLeroy

How can we think differently about the ways that our work impacts our communities?

“Does My Career Matter to God?” - Andy Crouch

For Christians, everything matters, because we believe that God is at work in our world...and in our lives.

“Are We Called by God to Our Jobs?” - JB Wood

Faith doesn't always provide us with a simple, five-step path to the job of our dreams. What it does provide us is...

“Can Day-to-Day Work Be Holy?” - Norm Goodyear

We may be carrying something priceless without even realizing it!

“How Important Is Mentoring?” - Jenny White

Behind every successful person is a teacher, a coach, a mentor—someone who inspired, challenged, and instructed. Everyone needs guidance at some point...

“What Is the Role of Prayer in Our Daily Life and Work?” - Dale Bruner

"Prayer should be brief, frequent, and intense."

60 Seconds to Significance

How Do You Define Leadership? - Tod Bolsinger

If you don’t have to grow, it’s not leadership.

“Does My Work Honor God?” - Contractor Kimberly Renner

Kimberly Renner discusses honoring God through her construction work, by doing good work and treating people well.

“Who Has Impacted You as a Leader?” — Matt Barnes

Matt Barnes, Executive Director of Families Empowered, looks for leaders who excel both professionally and personally.

“How Does Your Work Serve Others?” - Leigh McLeroy

How can we think differently about the ways that our work impacts our communities?

“Does My Career Matter to God?” - Andy Crouch

For Christians, everything matters, because we believe that God is at work in our world...and in our lives.

“Are We Called by God to Our Jobs?” - JB Wood

Faith doesn't always provide us with a simple, five-step path to the job of our dreams. What it does provide us is...

“Can Day-to-Day Work Be Holy?” - Norm Goodyear

We may be carrying something priceless without even realizing it!

“How Important Is Mentoring?” - Jenny White

Behind every successful person is a teacher, a coach, a mentor—someone who inspired, challenged, and instructed. Everyone needs guidance at some point...

“What Is the Role of Prayer in Our Daily Life and Work?” - Dale Bruner