by Malissa Mackey What’s the universal question co-workers across the country ask every Monday morning? If it’s not some form of “what did you do this weekend?” then it’s probably related to the weather or who is going to make the coffee run! Out of habit or actual curiosity, your weekend plans were likely the source of inquiry at some point this past Monday morning. How often do you respond with something related to your Sunday morning worship attendance or some other church-related activity? It’s usually easier and less awkward to skip over that part of our weekend, even if those activities ..read more

by Sullivan Curtin Why do we get so anxious when it comes to choosing a career path? You might wonder how a question about calling made it onto a list of urgent questions concerning vocation. I think, like a perfect storm, we have created conditions today that place a crazy amount of pressure on finding the “right job,” “the best fit for me,” or as we often say in Christian settings - “discerning my calling.” We exist in a time and culture that places an enormous amount of value on the individual. From a young age, I can remember being asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I'm no historian ..read more

by Malissa Mackey As followers of Christ, how should we think about the big and small ethical dilemmas that come our way during the workday? Sometimes it’s a gray area and it’s just easier to go with the flow and do whatever our co-workers are doing. Are there principles to help us process what to do? I think there are, but first, let’s get specific and identify some of these scenarios. There are some situations that we might call major ethical dilemmas...  Your boss tells you to do something that is illegal or that you feel is ethically questionable at the least.  You’re put in ..read more

by Ben Nussbaum Suppose you were to pick a spot on a map, walk into a church in that place, and sit down for the sermon. To hear a sermon answering the question, “How do I reckon with wealth and ambition as a Christian?” would be unlikely. And even if you were to enter into a church broaching this critical question, you’re even more unlikely to obtain a consistent answer across the spectrum of Christendom in the modern West. On any given Sunday in America, “how we reckon with wealth and ambition” varies as much as our contexts do: from city to country, megachurches to small parishes, and so on ..read more