New C.S. Lewis Essay
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s death was last week, and Cambridge University Press published a new collection of his reviews and criticism to commemorate the occasion, including a new essay...
View ArticleA Doubter in the Holy Land
In The New York Times, the writer and literary critic Maud Newton – who was raised in a fervently religious household and now describes her own religious views as “uncertain” – writes about visiting...
View ArticleThe Exclusion of “Belle”
Maybe you saw the new costume drama Belle, which looks at issues of race and class during the time just before slavery was abolished in Great Britain. But what you might have missed (I certainly did)...
View ArticleInternet Writers: Beware
I publish almost exclusively on the Internet, and I’ve grown to like it: it’s easier to correct an error on the web, and it’s nice to feel like the distance between reader and writer has closed (since...
View ArticleSharing Faith Online?
Something to chew on: only one in five Americans share their faith online, says the Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project: In an average week, one-in-five Americans share their religious...
View ArticleCan Your Work Make a Difference in Your Faith?
Can your work make a difference in your faith? Could what you do every day, whether in your office, store, cubicle, or kitchen, help to form your soul and your relationship with God? Yes. I think so....
View ArticleExperiencing the Presence of God in Your Work
We’d expect that some workers in some jobs experience God’s presence on a regular basis. You’d hope, for example, that your pastor is aware of God’s presence while writing a sermon. And you’d expect...
View ArticleIs It Possible to Experience God’s Peace When Your Work Is Making You Crazy?
For me,” [Lawrence] said, “the time of work does not differ from the time of prayer. Even in the noise and clutter of my kitchen—when several persons are at the same time calling for different things—I...
View ArticleWhere is God When I Hate My Job?
Have you ever hated your job? Even if you have a great job, one you mostly love, there may be times when your feelings about your work sour.
View ArticleHow Work Can Make a Difference in Your Faith: A Striking Example
God is so good to give us our daily work as opportunities to form us toward Chistlikeness and bring us fullness of life!
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