Many Christians think about their relationship with God in terms of being on a journey. It’s a metaphor that was first used by John Bunyan in The Pilgrim’s Progress, written way back in the 17th...

We seem to have a curiously ambiguous attitude toward business. We like the benefits that business brings us, but we’re suspicious of successful business. We reason that if a business is very successful, then it...

Bartering is an activity that began very early in the history of human civilization. Co-operating in an exchange of goods was an important step in our social evolution. Money is simply an abstraction of the...

It seems like a lot of us are feeling sorry for ourselves. ‘Life is so stressful’ is a ubiquitous complaint. We blame technology for filling our heads with bad things, never giving us a moment’s...

We tend to imagine that goal setting is an invention of the modern business world, but of course, as is always the case, if it’s an important idea, you’ll find it in the Bible. It’s...

You’re probably familiar with the phrase ‘protestant work ethic’, it’s a phrase that was coined at the start of the nineteenth century by the sociologist Max Weber and it’s an idea that came to dominate...

When I was young my mother and father were very particular about teaching me to say ‘thank you’. I was to say ‘thank you’ when the vegetables were passed my way and gifts always had...

Table of Contents If you’re a Christian, you already know the answer to that question. By removing sexuality from the context of a relationship pornography infects the way that we view our sexual partners.  It...

Table of Contents ‘Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.  For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things; holding...