The tomatoes caught me off guard. Sitting in a small Anglican church in Kenya, I was prepared for the invitation to put some money in the offering plate. I was not prepared for tomatoes.

You know when something is not quite right. You feel like there has to be more meaning to life—a clearer direction about what to do next.

You are made in the image of God and you have been given dominion. What that means is that you have been given rule/control over the things God has given you.

When I was young, like most people, my mother worked hard to ensure that my three brothers and I understood that the most important words were "please," and "thank you." But as an adult, there are actually five more important words. It turns out, if you make it a habit to use them, you're a better leader than most.

In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in forty years, "New York Times" best-selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life ― the theologian and the spy ― to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents ― including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts ― to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and theology never before seen.

You may not realize it, but as you make daily decisions you oftentimes answer two very important questions: Who is king of your life? What matters most in that kingdom?

Presidential candidates, elections and even political parties come and go, but one issue has forever been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of a majority of American minds: the economy and jobs. Even as the ethnic face of America has evolved from one generation to the next, this constant has always been with us...

What are you facing right now? As you think about next steps — have you considered how to approach your current challenge with humility? True humility leads to boldness because true humility includes right-thinking about our relationship...

“One of the problems now is people feel work’s even less important now than it was before. Whether that’s because they’re having to do it from home or they’re not working the way they were working before...”