Post 1 in the Series: Suffering in Our Work and Everyday Lives Today we are going to begin a series on suffering. We are going to look at the different types of suffering, how to endure suffering, what suffering looks like in our work and vocations, God’s role in our suffering, the effects of our […]
A Surprise at the Final Judgment
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 4:1-4: This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by […]
The Difference Between Historical Faith and Saving Faith
From Rod Rosenbladt’s chapter “Christ Died for the Sins of Christians, Too” in Christ the Lord: The Reformation and Lordship Salvation: I hear the reader asking, “Well then, is saving faith just a matter of knowing facts?” Hardly, and the Reformers knew that. They distinguished between historical faith and saving faith. Historical faith has human […]
Good Works that are Performed in Order to Become Right with God are Not Really Good
Good observations from the Scottish preacher and writer John Colquhoun (1748 – 1827), from his book A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel: Can a man perform no good works till after he is justified in the sight of God? Hence it is manifest that they who rely on their own obedience for a […]
The Case for Slack
From the Harvard Business Review article “The Case for Slack: Building ‘Incubation Time’ into Your Week”: Slack is anathema to most manufacturing processes, but it’s indispensable for creativity. How can you build in the incubation time required for breakthrough strategies and ideas? Start by changing your mental model of production, suggests Michael Connor, manufacturing director […]
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