Greatness in the Workplace
Judging by the frequent surveys of employees in the workplace who seem unhappy in their jobs, you’d think companies would make some…
Mark Elfstrand
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Articles by Mark Elfstrand
Papal Warmup
No doubt it baffled a significant number of Catholics worldwide when the more-than-100 cardinals at the Conclave earlier this month chose a…
Don’t Leave Home Without It…REALLY
As if we needed it, the Department of Homeland Security posted this reminder on April 12th:
Jesus Christ. Savior, Not Superstar
We’ve come to what is often referred to as “Holy Week.” Bar none, it brings us to the most significant of all…
No Fool Like an Old Fool
It seems appropriate today to consider the nature of a “fool.” After all, it is “April Fools Day.” We view the day…
Ready for Harvest
At the age of 14, a teenager wrote in the back of his King James Bible, “Contend for a Generation.” Who does…
Betrayers in the Hands of a Loving God
What is the difference between a betrayer and a traitor? Cambridge dictionary defines a betrayer as “a person who is not loyal…
The Price of Speaking Up
There are often times when my mind weighs in on hot button issues as I consider a “pastoral response.” Not being a…
A God without Compassion
While at one of my doctor visits earlier this year, I was caught off guard by a staff member quite upset over…
The Budde System
A while back, in the first decade of this century, Moody Publishers offered a prayer journal notebook by E.M. Bounds. This Methodist…
Temporal and Eternal Fires
As I write this, these were the latest numbers of the devastation from the California wildfires. It will only get worse. Total…
No Vain Imagination
Somehow, this atheistic musical reflection from former Beatle John Lennon found its way into former President Jimmy Carter’s recent funeral service.