The world feels like it’s on edge. Tariff wars are shaking up global trade, the U.S. is more divided than ever, and businesses everywhere are scrambling to keep up. In times like these, Business as Mission (BAM) isn’t just a nice idea—it’s a necessity.

It seems that everywhere one looks these days there is world stress, conflict and humanitarian crisis. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) lists Sudan, the Middle East, and Myanmar as the top three crisis we can’t ignore.

Imagine walking through a bustling city in the American South in the 1860s. Slavery still stains the land, and freedom—even when promised by law—has yet to reach many in chains. The air is thick with heat, dust, and injustice.

Generosity isn’t just about giving—it’s about having a heart like God’s. I had boxed generosity into neat categories—donating, tithing, and occasional good deeds. But God’s generosity isn’t structured—it’s extravagant, spontaneous, and unlimited.

Decades ago, when I was single, I could make financial decisions, go on vacations, or indulge in an expensive hobby like flying an airplane without consulting anyone. However, as a husband and father, I must be accountable to my wife regarding how I choose to spend money.

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” — Proverbs 3:9–10. This Proverb offers practical wisdom for how believers can approach financial decisions with a heart of worship.

The Church emerged in the context of the Roman Empire. It’s gone, but the Church remains. Stalin once dismissed the Church by asking “how many  (military) divisions does the Pope have?”. Stalin and the Soviet Union are gone, but the Church remains.

What’s the most valuable thing in your life—and could it be something money can’t buy? We live in a culture that tells us money is the ultimate scorecard—more equals better. But deep down, we’ve all seen the limits of wealth.

Life is marked by transitions—childhood to adolescence, singleness to marriage, parenting to the empty nest. In every shift, we experience both joy and grief as we leave behind one season and step into another, often an uncertain one.

You Can’t Take It with You was a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart that became an Academy Award–winning movie in 1938. It is about a highly eccentric extended family whose curious members involve themselves in any number of complicated situations.

What does it mean to be a Christian in the marketplace? There is a spectrum from just being a Christian in business and investing, to having a Christian impact through business and investments.

For most people, happiness is defined emotionally. It is equated with laughter, optimism, security, well-being, and the like. The trouble with those definitions is that they are based on circumstances that can easily change. Some circumstances make us happy, and others make us unhappy. To be consistently happy, we need a definition that is not subject to circumstances.