Who could predict the longevity of a pink frosted donut with sprinkles? A tradition that began when our son was four continues today with his four-year-old daughter. A weekly trip to Dunkin’ Donuts was a highlight in the late 80’s when donuts were made on-site. The...
Those old school lunch trays were the best because they kept your food from touching. Let's be honest, there's nothing more gross than the juice from your green beans seeping over into your dessert! While separation like this might be good for school lunches, it's not...
Why is Business As Mission (BAM) so important today within your community and in your culture? BAM is a great fit in our context. We can’t enter our country on a religious visa so BAM provides us the means to enter and remain in our country. BAM has provided us a...
Terminating an employee is never easy to do, especially for those of us who call ourselves Christians. When we are faced with this difficult decision is it possible to still honor God in the process? If so, how do we do that? What do you think? Comment below with your...
The holy triad of faith, hope, and love is found multiple times in the New Testament. Many people the world over are familiar with 1 Corinthians 13:13, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (NIV) Other references to...
The call to the mission field doesn't just affect the "called," it impacts the whole family. That's why this week we sat down with a couple of amazing missionary kids to ask them about their experience growing up on the field. Just try not to smile through this whole...
I hated my food touching when I was a kid. Ok, perhaps I should be completely forthright. I [currently, right now, as a grown adult] still hate [active, present tense] when my food touches on my plate. You know, like when the juice from your green beans seeps into...
As Christians we often struggle to know what it looks like to be successful in life. Is it even okay to have those aspirations? Over the years we've seen the Gospel used to prop up success in harmful ways that scare us away from pursuing it. But what does it look like...
We love to share stories of our missionary partners on the field in a business context. We believe business is a beautiful mechanism for the gospel to flow because business, at its core, is about meeting a need and serving people. As we intentionally add value to...
This week Erik discusses how we can begin to live missionally and see all work in a different light. He admits that as a pastor it was easy to inspire people to serve within the church, but always felt there was more to it than that. We can't compartmentalize our...
We are facing a difficult season aren’t we?
Each and every day we hear about more and more people who are getting sick. Friends and family members are losing their jobs or being forced to lay off their dedicated employees. So what’s the difference for Christians in times like these?
It’s been a scary week, and it seems that every update from the news just gets scarier. Coronavirus has rapidly overtaken daily life like few things I’ve seen in our lifetime. We're not quite sure how to process the volume of information and emotion that is being...
\Everyone loves a good life hack. A steps by step guide to a better life, who wouldn't want that, right? But when it comes to our spiritual life is there such thing as a good life hack? Maybe... This week Erik, President of The Stone Table, shares what he believes to...