The shepherd boy didn’t begin his week expecting to face down a blood-thirsty giant anymore than you may be facing an unexpected challenge in your life. How should one cope? According to the Puritan pastor Henry Airay (c.1560–1616), the people of God should face challenges the same way that David faced Goliath—without fear and drawing…

There are several accounts of super-high achievers in the biblical narrative, with figures such as Joseph, Moses, and David raised up by God to do great things for God’s great purposes. But what about ordinary people? As we see the kingdom of God foreshadowed in the Old Testament, is there a place to consider achievement…

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the [email protected] Summit in Boston. The summit is described as “A Working Conference of Active Participants and Leaders from the Marketplace, Church, Seminary & Academy.” The conference was “Where Are We & What Still Needs to Be Done?” The format of the conference was styled like TED…

Celebrate the pastorate.  These words caught my eye as I scrolled through my Facebook feed earlier today.  I paused long enough to see that they were projected on the screen in the Trinity chapel behind speaker Philip Griffin.  This week, Philip Griffin kicked off the Timothy Series, a joint effort of the Henry Center and…