Slideshow: Work and prayer
Trappist monks in Missouri support themselves by baking and selling fruitcakes. They balance the need to sustain the business without having the enterprise overtake their spiritual mission.
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Catherine A. Caimano: This very day, our lives are being demanded
An Episcopal priest starts pastoral ministry with a reminder that the only ‘real’ world is the kingdom of God, says Catherine A. Caimano.
The Exorcist
The story of the exorcist in the Gospel of Mark reminds us to resist the temptation to value membership more than service, says Brian K. Blount.
Competition? Among Christian pastors?
Competition isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can push people to do their best in service to God, says the Rev. Louis Weeks.
Richard Mouw: Prayers: Closeted or otherwise?
Sometimes we may be obligated to bring prayer out of the closet.
The worst of all jobs, and yet...
What makes this crazy work worth doing? A sense of call, says the Rev. Martin B. Copenhaver.
Michael Jinkins: The sacrament of study
Christians can learn from Jews the "sacrament of study."
Limping and praising
Noted scholar Richard Hays celebrates his son’s ordination with lessons for ministry from two strange texts at the beginning and the end of the Bible.
The view from the pew
Leaving the pastorate, even for a short time, offers a new perspective on the beauty and importance of the work.
Jason Byassee: Not a Christian, but a Christ-follower?
Can one call oneself a follower of Jesus rather than a Christian?