by Art Lindsley As lawyers, you know how much time, effort, and preparation it takes to do your job well. But have you ever thought about how the Holy Spirit is involved in making successful work possible? The work of the Holy Spirit in the world has several implications for Christians and their work. Whether […]
by Art Lindsley As lawyers, you know how much time, effort, and preparation it takes to do your job well. But have you ever thought about how the Holy Spirit is involved in making successful work possible? There are many stories throughout the Old Testament of the Spirit bestowing gifts of leadership, strength, skill, and […]
by Art Lindsley Working as a lawyer can be incredibly profitable. You may earn more than enough to satisfy your basic needs, leaving you wondering what to do with the rest. Considering the many verses in the Bible that seem to be against wealth—“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of […]
by Art Lindsley Considering the many verses in the Bible that seem to be against wealth—you may wonder if it is a sin to be wealthy. In Pt. 1, we looked at the life of Job as an example of the “righteous rich.” He is described in Job 1:1 as “blameless, upright, fearing God and […]
Humans were created by God for work (Gen. 2:15). For the Christian, life without work is meaningless, but work must never become the meaning of one’s life. At the end of the creation story we read, So on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made […]
By Dr. Anne Bradley For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. – Ephesians 2:10 Speaking as someone who has spent considerable time in the hospital, I sympathize with the notion that doctors and nurses have jobs that allow them to […]
by Art Lindsley Is character manifested in heroic actions? We might think it is, but what led up to the big choices was shaped by little choices made earlier. Character is won or lost in the little things. Our thoughts lead to actions. Accumulated actions become entrenched habits, forming either virtues or vices. The sum […]
by Art Lindsley Because of my background in dealing with religious cults (I spent five years on the board of the Spiritual Counterfeits Project in Berkeley), I was called to go to a city where a church leader had abused a small group of followers. After years of exploiting his position in order to get […]
by Dr. Anne Bradley If you are happy with what you have and the way things are, you may not be responding to the call of Scripture. No part of Scripture tells us to sit back and watch life go by. No part of Scripture implies that the status quo of this world is acceptable. […]
by Hugh Whelchel As we look at the first five days of creation in Genesis, the phrase “And God saw that it was good” pops up four times (Gen. 1:10, 12, 18, 25). Yet, at the end of the sixth day we read, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” […]
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