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I entered pastoral ministry naively. I wanted to teach children about Christ’s love while helping parents create a home where faith could flourish. Yes, I was told that pastoral ministry includes suffering, but that was for others! My calling was different!  Twenty-plus years of ministry have left scars—some more beautiful than others. Some suffering is easier to understand —I brought it on myself. My arrogance (covered in humility, of course), impatience (masked as zeal), and

If you grew up in the 1980s or 1990s, you probably remember the public service announcements called “The More You Know.” The campaign featured celebrities, politicians, and educators who provided short nuggets of information meant to curb the social concerns of the era. Judging by our current cultural climate, I’m not sure how successful the campaign was, but it did produce some funny parodies.  Nevertheless, the attempt to guide behavior through knowledge is a biblical

 “I hate my job!” This is not an unusual complaint. In a Global Workplace survey, Gallup found that sixty percent of workers were dissatisfied with their jobs, another nineteen percent said they were emotionally detached, and a staggering nineteen percent reported they were “miserable” in their workplace environment. Job frustration is a leading cause of marital strife, anxiety, depression, and, eventually, professional burnout. So, how do we think Christian about our jobs?   Frustrated at Work

Tariffs dominate our current news cycle. I am not an economist, and I am not trained in the art of international trade. Therefore, I will not comment on the efficacy of tariff policies or pretend to offer any profound insight into global trade negotiations. There are people on both sides of the debate who have given their lives to researching economics and geopolitics—I’ll let them offer insight into the intricacies of trade policy. My interests

Secularism In 2007, social philosopher Charles Taylor released his book, A Secular Age. Taylor’s central thesis was that secularism isn’t simply the removal of religion from society but rather society’s shift away from religion as the only option. Taylor contended that modern society reimagines religious ideas across a broad spectrum. For him, secularism isn’t the removal of God from culture but the recognition that contemporary society redefines religious ideas across various sub-groups. Consequently, secularism represents