Listen to the commentary   In about four weeks, you can expect to hear the same line echoing in homes across America: “When are we going to open our presents?” Family traditions may split between Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning, but there’s no chance the wrappings will be untouched by the 26th… Imagine how God […]

Listen to the commentary The power of the press for the next few weeks will be split between the life-or-death Senate rematch in Georgia and the life-or-death selection of Christmas gifts for the people in your circle. Will your gifts be valued and memorable, or re-gifted quickly and forgotten by the New Year? Most gifts

Listen to the commentary You’ve got one – or, more – but there’s a good chance you don’t know what it (your super power) is, or what to do with it. Are you one of the majority of Christians who are at risk of missing the opportunities that God may be holding in check until

Listen to the commentary   “You’ve got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” 

Listen to the commentary   Let’s pretend that you’ve adopted the FIRE strategy (Financial Independence; Retire Early) advocated by the Millennial Generation. You’ve unleashed your Bucket List. What now? If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Americans with vacation dreams exclude itineraries to places like Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Syria,

Listen to the commentary   You don’t really believe all of those unscientific myths in the Bible, do you? Put me down with a “yes” in response to that question. Skepticism – which has been rampant since it was first proposed by the Evil One, posing as a serpent to Eve – always reacts to

Listen to the commentary What are you going to name him? If you’re expecting a boy, the hunt for a name is a common pre-birth conundrum. Popularity lists for names are one source of supply; if you’re considering Jonah, it currently ranks at #140 in America. It’s a relatively obscure name in the list of

Listen to the commentary   The Great Resignation is underway; are you among the 44% of workers who are looking for a new job? It’s really nothing new: human experience is an ongoing search for meaning and purpose. Since one’s profession is the biggest time investment in life – 100,000 hours en toto – it

Listen to the commentary   Who – exactly – is He? And who – exactly – are you? Every two years, Ligonier Ministries (founded by R.C. Sproul, who has now passed into Eternity) and LifeWay (the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention) cooperate to create the State of Theology survey of Americans, to find

Listen to the commentary   Hi, I’m Bob… and I’m a wonk. No apologies from me; no plans to change gears. I’m a wonk… and so should you be! I guess some definition is in order. In the modern lexicon, a wonk is a person who takes an enthusiastic or excessive interest in the specialized