Mike Milton on why the chaplaincy is one of the greatest acts of Christlike service and what it takes to minister to men and women coming back from combat.

“I also wish I could communicate the absolute joy that we have found in doing this challenging work. There is nothing like seeing the look on a young soldier’s face when he realizes you care.”

What motivated most people on the Main Street end of the economic spectrum to use their mushrooming home equity as collateral to open huge lines of credit, buy products they couldn’t afford, and take on debt they couldn’t repay? The answer is greed, and it has nothing to do with Wall Street.

By perpetuating a secular/sacred divide that elevates the “spiritual” work of Sunday over the “secular” work of the rest of the week, the church has, on occasion, reinforced a view that God doesn’t care about our work. At the same time, a movement within the church is spotlighting the centrality of work and promoting a Gospel-centered view of work as integral to our Christian faith.

If work is seen as a means to a greater end, then God can use it—and us—to do great things.

The Church cannot say and do nothing in the face of the “industrialized negation” of God’s good creatures.

“If every pastor or ministry worker had a knowledgeable person in the car industry that they really trusted, MATS could cease to exist,” says Mark Nottingham.

Dr. R.C. Sproul often hears people push back with an almost hostile attitude toward the study of doctrine, saying things like, “I don’t need all that doctrine — doctrine divides. All I need to know is Jesus.”

Exploring Steve Garber’s new book, “Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good.”

Tim Keller says Christianity needs make emotional sense before it can make rational sense.