From Paul's letter to the Philippians we can learn lessons of financial stewardship [... more]

In one of Dr Seuss rsquo s whimsical stories he tells of a ldquo North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax rdquo crossing the Prairie of Prax Upon meeting nose to nose neither Zax will step aside The first Zax angrily vows to stay put mdash even if it makes ldquo the whole world stand still rdquo Unfazed the world moves on and builds a highway around them The tale offers an uncomfortably accurate picture of human nature We possess a reflexive ldquo need rdquo to be right and we rsquo re prone to stubbornly cling to that instinct in rather [... more]

ldquo What do you want to be when you grow up rdquo I was often asked that question as a child And the answers changed like the wind A doctor A firefighter A missionary A worship leader A physicist mdash or actually MacGyver nbsp a favorite TV character Now as a dad of four kids I think of how difficult that question must be for them There are times when I want to say ldquo I know what you rsquo ll be great at rdquo Parents can sometimes see more in their children than the children can see in themselves [... more]

There is a world of meaning in the title Paul uses for himself in his opening words to the Philippian church In fact it takes us to the very meaning of life itself [... more]