In a couple of weeks, I am preaching about work and the sluggard in our series from Proverbs, "Words to Live By." One of the questions I have on my mind as I prepare is: what are some of your biggest challenges as a follower of Christ with your work?
From Distress to Peace
I still remember the time when I encountered a mother who could not find her preschool-age daughter at a hotel. She was urgently trying to find her little one, but was distressed by the possibilities of an unfamiliar setting with unfamiliar people and lurking dangers. Thankfully, the mother returned to where she started only to …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 27)
I would love to hear from you about how God is speaking to you each day as you read the Bible. While a number of people have joined me in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011, you can respond to this post whether you are participating in that or not. Simply …
Super Disciple
When I grew up, I was fascinated with comic books, particularly that super-hero who mixed everyday life with heroic deeds, Spider-Man. Spider-Man had spectacular traits: greater than average strength, the ability to cling to walls, his unearthly spider-sense, and web-shooters that he had developed with his own know-how. At the same time, he was an …
Summer Praising God
Here in Wisconsin it seems that summer has finally arrived...just in time for the July 4th weekend. The sun's brilliance floods the earth, the skies are etched with lazy clouds, and the temperatures bring more than a little warmth to our bodies. Periodically in Scripture we are reminded of the truth that all of creation …
Matthew Erickson 