Are you a highly motivated and productive person in your work life? Does the word “surrender” have negative connotations to you? Can one be successful in the marketplace as a surrendered person? ♦ I’m in the business of motivating professional sales teams. No,… Read More ›
Purpose
Know a Proverbs 31 Woman?
So what is the profile of a good woman? The Bible makes some very clear comments about the feminine ideal in the context of a family and a community. ♦ I do know a Proverbs 31 Woman. Do you? She’s a special… Read More ›
Feeling Distant From God?
Does God feel far away? Do you think He’s just not concerned about your life and situation? Maybe it’s punishment for your behavior? You’re trying but it just isn’t giving you any peace. ♦ The business owner was struggling with employee… Read More ›
The Seeking Atheist
Atheists are intellectually honest and consistent, given the confinements of their worldview. Beyond that, they are like all of us, seeking meaning and purpose with a yearning for something more. ♦ In one of my very first Biblical Viewpoints posted January… Read More ›
The Christian New Year’s Resolution Challenge
New Year’s Resolutions are fun and silly. Some are certainly serious and well intended. Here’s one that will change your life. ♦ Of course we’ve all done it. The proverbial New Year’s Resolution where we promise this or that or whatever… Read More ›
What’s Your Testimonial Story?
Who you are and what you believe is actually reflected in your own Testimonial Story. What does your Story say about you and your faith? ♦ I recently had a friend share a short story with me that he’d written. It… Read More ›
The Unlikely Convert
She was a tenured professor of English at Syracuse University, New York, where she was an outspoken lesbian activist until she received Christ in 1999. She is now a full-time mother and pastor’s wife. What? ♦ Dr. Rosaria Butterfield was a… Read More ›
Christian Ballplayers
When professional ballplayers share their Christian testimonies, we see that they’re very real people like us who struggle with life and faith in the midst of a very public vocation. It’s actually very refreshing, disarming, and highly inspirational. ♦ Over… Read More ›
Prayer is a Very Confusing Thing
We pray and nothing happens. Sometimes it gets worse. We bring our full heart and good intentions to the issue and find ourselves getting shut down. Is God hearing it wrong, or is He hearing it at all? ♦ We pray… Read More ›
The Young Atheist
This atheist always thought Christians were foolish, deluded, and even evil. One day she met a friend who shared the message of God in a way she’d never heard before. ♦ I heard an atheist share her story recently. She was quite… Read More ›
Are You Who You Dreamed You Would Be?
Are you who you thought you’d grow up to be? Are you doing what you wanted? Are you in a vocation of your strength? ♦ When the young high school student was asked that common question young people get about what… Read More ›
America Founded as a City Upon A Hill?
There is disagreement these days over whether America was founded as a Christian nation. In actuality, the topic is very debatable with ample support for both sides of the argument. Does it really matter? Yes, it does. ♦ It’s important to… Read More ›