There’s a scene in the iconic Frank Capra classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, where George Bailey fights off a run on the Savings and Loan. In the chaos that ensues, Bailey successfully talks down a lobby full of panicked customers demanding the immediate...
As I began to think about Holy Week, I remembered this article I wrote a few years ago from a hospital bed on Easter morning. In light of all we are facing right now, all the sorrow, the sickness, the anxiety, pain, and loss, I thought it might be an...
Like the rest of the world, I’m wrestling with the emotions of this historical moment we are living through. I ride the waves of encouragement and despair, parsing the data, looking for voices I can trust, trying to find some glimpses of hope as the global war...
Keep giving to your local church. Perhaps I’m the right one to say this as I have no direct personal upside from the conversation. What I do have is a deep belief in God’s Word, a love for the mission of God in the world, and a network of dear friends leading...
As both a pastor and a marketplace leader, I’ve given out a lot of advice over the years. It’s easy to objectively see things in other people’s lives and to offer much-needed encouragement and perspective. But what happens when your own advice is staring right...
Tables are gathering places, and The Stone Table is a Gospel gathering place. That’s a key phrase we continue to use when discussing The Stone Table’s strategic vision and role in the Kingdom. We routinely remind ourselves we don’t have to create everything...
No one overtly taught me about the origins of work. It was more of an assumed theology, ideas inferred from other biblical teaching or even popular culture. I don’t know about you, but I always had this image of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, laying in...
A few years back, I shared a pertinent revelation that Retirement is not in the Bible. Today, I believe that even more deeply. I am not retired. I’m repurposed. In the intervening year-and-a-half since I stepped away from my “day-job” of 40+ years, I’ve...
I’ve traveled over a half-million miles in the last 5 years. Fifteen different countries by a quick tally. Part of The Stone Table’s organizational mandate is to accelerate The Great Commission through the marketplace, and that Great Commission commands...
"You are God. I am not." I try to pray some form of this prayer multiple times a day. Not because I fear God is having some kind of identity crisis. I know He’s been around forever and all, but He’s not suffering from dementia. As I declare His identity back to...
In this episode, Konica Butler shares her powerful message at a Christian business breakfast. She emphasizes that marketplace skills are missionary skills and discusses how God finding her faultless has inspired her to serve others. Konica...
In this week’s video, Erik reflects on the idea of making changes in life and the introspection that comes with the start of a new year. He shares his personal struggle with road rage and the desire to manage his frustrations while driving. He discusses the importance of discipline and self-control but emphasizes that true transformation can only come through the power of the gospel. He also encourages us to depend on Christ and his finished work for lasting change in our lives.
Erik shares his deep love for Christmas and the direction it represents. He highlights the significance of Christmas as a reminder that God came for humanity, bridging the divide caused by sin. Unlike other world religions and self-improvement programs, Christianity offers the miracle of God becoming flesh and moving into the neighborhood. This video is a reminder to not forget the billions of people who have yet to hear this message. Will you join in proclaiming the Savior’s arrival?