Bill Haslam
Public Office as a Spiritual Discipline

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Jan. 11, 2019 in Comment, a publication of CARDUS: www.cardus.ca. Read the full version in Comment.Today, many Christians on both sides of the aisle seem to have come to the conclusion that Machiavelli was right. They’ve concluded we have to choose between being faithful and being political. As […]

Fred Smith
A Permanent Enemy

Editor’s note: “A Permanent Enemy” originally appeared at The Gathering.In his documentary film, “Korengal,“ author and director Sebastian Junger recounts the stories of a platoon of American soldiers deployed to a tiny and dangerous outpost in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The “grinding boredom gives way to bowel-emptying fear, followed sometimes by episodes of nearly psychedelic blood lust […]

S6E7: Wholehearted Leadership with Lisa Slayton and David Park

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What does it look like to lead from a place of wholeness? How can we work toward emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual integration, and why is integration important for leaders? Hear from Lisa Slayton, CEO […]

S6E6: Wisdom for the Job Search

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How can we navigate the job search while maintaining our sanity? What wisdom does Scripture offer about who we are apart from what we do? Today, unemployment is both a spiritual issue as well as […]

S6E5: The Good Jobs Advantage

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What makes a job “good,” and how can business leaders help create them? What is the current pandemic teaching us in the U.S. about “essential” work? Jeff Haanen and Joanna Meyer talk about the advantages […]

S6E4: Chuck DeGroat on Narcissism and the Church

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary We hear a lot about narcissism, but how does it show up in our organizations? What are the consequences of a narcissistic pastor or faith leader? The Denver Institute team talks with author and counselor […]

Jeff Haanen
People of Hope

Dear friends, Can you imagine a day when Christians are publicly known for their love? Could you envision a day when even those who disagree with our doctrines look at us, our churches, our workplaces, and our public engagement, and say, “Look how they love us!” As culture secularizes and young people increasingly claim no religion at […]

Ryan Tafilowski
Recovering Lament: What Should We Do With Unresolved Pain?

What does COVID-19 mean? Well, it depends on who you ask. Before I came to my senses and stopped reading Twitter, I came across a range of answers—from both the political Right and the Left. For some, this mysterious virus is the earth’s way of healing itself by driving the surplus human population to extinction. […]

Jeff Haanen
The Coronavirus Sabbath: 9 Things to Do When Everything is Canceled

Everything is shutting down. Not just major league sports, but swim practices, rec centers, local libraries, and office buildings. In my home state of Colorado, even public schools are shutting down for at least a month.This causes lots of problems. For instance, how are workers like barbers, mechanics, and home health care workers – those […]

Drew Yancey
Leading Through Relationships

“Drew, how am I going to feed my family?” The question haunts me to this day. It was 2013, and the U.S. government had just shut down. The year before, I had taken over as CEO of a distribution company. The company was well positioned, which is how I was able to convince many of […]

Joanna Meyer
Soul Care for Uncertain Times

Maybe your day started like mine: Before I crawled out of bed, I scanned Twitter, Facebook, and The New York Times for the latest COVID-19 updates. Where was the disease spreading? How are friends in Spain and Italy faring? Will Denverites be asked to shelter in place?Thirty minutes later, I realized the error of my […]

Deep Rest: A Study of Sabbath

Who hasn’t dreamt of getting away from it all? Maybe you long to escape the depths of winter on a sunny beach, or perhaps you look forward to time alone at a mountain cabin. It’s normal to seek relief from the pace of modern life, but few vacations provide the deep rest our souls need. […]