By Melissa Wuske Overtime Pay for Ministers According to a new Department of Labor decision, all employers must pay overtime for hours beyond 40 to full-time, salaried employees who earn less than $47,476. The ruling could affect local churches financially. “With no specific exemption for nonprofits that employ millions of Americans, the new rules will […]
By Liz McEwan I’ve always been comfortably above average. Not a genius. Not an overachiever. Not perfect at anything. But always competent, sufficient, and capable. For as long as I can remember, I’ve kept a mental record of how I compare to my peers—not in what I have or what I look like, but in […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Isaiah 11:1-9 • Is your own heart truly at peace with God? • When you think about dying, what makes you afraid? What gives you hope? • Who (or what) inspires you to keep your faith strong?
By Mark Scott The Prince of Peace knew that wars and rumors of wars were standard fare in a fallen world (Matthew 24:6). But Isaiah, who predicted the coming of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), knew about rumors of peace as well. Even though the northern kingdom would fall to Assyria and the southern […]
By Dr. Rhansyl Harris It was the Cincinnati poet Nikki Giovanni who said, “I really don’t think life is about the ‘I-could-have-beens.’ Life is only about the ‘I-tried-to-do.’ I don’t mind the failure, but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try.” Failure of any kind is unavoidable, unpredictable, unpreventable, and, let’s […]
