“Eternal life.” How many times have we heard those two words together? Sometimes they become so familiar that I forget their transformative power. Looking in my ESV study notes for today’s verse, I found the idea of “realized eschatology,” the fac...

Maybe you’ve heard global workers refer to “lifers”—people likely to remain in their host country the rest of their lives. Maybe it’s spoken with a little awe, or a “wow”-level, respectful shake of the head. Maybe people cite global workers of the...

1,000 pieces. At first glance, it’s a big pile of little color splotch cardboard pieces. Somehow it is to become the beautiful garden scene on the box. That is, unless I choose to give up. During my sabbatical, I learned that puzzles are both a fr...

In Matthew 25, Jesus shares the parable of the talents. A man entrusts his servants with bags of gold – 5 for one, 2 for another, 1 for the last. We all know how the story goes, two of the servants get to work, doubling their master’s wealth, whil...