Wars are created over unmet desires. Peace starts with surrender of things we hold too tightly. Watch as Howard explains the practicality of becoming neutral to outcomes, laying down what we think are our rights, listening, not accepting the status quo, and considering the ultimate upside when it comes to making peace with and for others.

In the twelfth episode of the Gospel in Life series "Discovering the Gospel in Every Book of the Bible", Tim Keller looks at the book of Ezra and the book of Nehemiah together. Each episode from this series highlights themes that point to the Gospel and help you discover the overarching narrative of God’s Word in every book — Christ coming into the world to save us from our sins and reconcile us to God the Father.

The world needs peace, and so do our coworkers, clients, and friends. Our workplace can be filled with conflict and resentment that is incredibly expensive to our business and to our souls. There’s a real advantage for individuals and organizations who are in the peacemaking business.

We all face the pain and implications of lack of direction, poor decisions, and fruitless actions that flow from cloudy, confused, and dark hearts at work. This is why we must pay attention to our hearts, as a pure heart flows everything good. Watch and learn as Howard explains very practical applications of having a pure heart at work.

A pure heart leads to consistent intent, feelings and actions. A confused or clouded heart leads to duplicity, misalignment, and inconsistency in thoughts, feelings, and actions. As leaders, we all want to grow to be more consistent in order to make a significant difference in the lives of others.

Too many people approach life and work as trying to get what they earned. They believe they deserve more. Jesus proclaims a new approach to work in His Kingdom and the effects are as radical as they are comprehensive. Watch as Howard explains the spiritual and practical blessing of being merciful.

Mercy is compassion that moves past sympathy and empathy to help someone get what they need — whether they deserve it or not. What if in all of our relationships — especially business relationships — we all sought to help people get what they need instead of insisting we get what we deserve?

The mercy of God is one of the most precious realities in the world, one of the most revealing themes in all the Bible, and one of the most tragically misunderstood truths about God. If you want to know who God really is, if you want to peek into his heart, it is not the display of his just wrath and cosmic power to which you should look. Rather, set your eye on his mercy, without minimizing the fullness of his might, and take in the life-changing panorama.

Tim Keller sermons via Gospel in Life: This sermon looks at the account of Matthew the tax collector coming to faith in Jesus Christ. To be called to faith in Jesus means to be called away from something toward something else— there’s a negative and a positive element. To come to Christ means that old foundations have to be broken up, and that includes your approach to religion. How do we know we’ve moved away from “religion” and toward true Christianity? 1) We must understand that religion is a way of dividing the world into “good” people and “bad” people. 2) We must see that Jesus gives us the true standard. 3) We must observe the way we deal with moral failure.