Three Invaluable Time Management Principles

ethics, lists, time management

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey (2012), the average working person between the ages of 25-54 spends 2.5 hours per workday in leisure and sports (is Facebook a sport?).  That’s 12.5 hours per week, about 50 hours per month, and...

When We Don’t Agree

ecclesiology, epistemology, ethics, philosophy, theology

The insistence that all things are essential (for the purpose of God’s glory) should not be mistaken for an insistence that the believer is responsible for the agreement or disagreement of others. When Paul mandates in 1 Corinthians 1:10 that believers should agree...

The Model for Discipline (Part 5 of 5)

parenting

In the previous four articles considering discipline (link to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4), I focused especially on principles of discipline gleaned from the book of Proverbs. This final installment considers the Biblical ideal, modeled by our Heavenly Father, and...

God’s Fellow Workers Are Forever

gratitude, hope

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul referred to himself and to Apollos as servants and God’s fellow workers. Even as he understood the role and responsibilities God gave him, Paul maintained humility, and he shared several important principles. First, he understood that “neither...