By Ken Costa
I have spent the appreciable part of adulthood living in what appears to many to be two separate worlds. The first is the financial and business world, and the other is the church-based preaching and teaching world. You might assume that these worlds inevitably ...
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Calling
Know Your Why – Part Three –
By Ken Costa
When Paul wrote to the Colossians, he admonished them to seize every opportunity to work for the Lord, enjoying all the good things that God had given, and to share those with others: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for ...
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Know Your Why – Part Two –
By Ken Costa
I recall sitting with my immediate boss in a lunchroom overlooking London Bridge. I was working for one of the leading global financial institutions as the deal maker for new transactions. It was that time of the year so many of us love and hate: the end-of-year ...
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Know Your Why – Part One –
By Ken Costa
Each of us has a history, a personal story that gives meaning to our lives—and also to our fears. Often those main storylines are colored not by strong and encouraging narratives but by anxious thoughts of uncertainty, bad experiences with home and family, traumatic ...
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Where God is Calling You –
By Ken Costa
Very often when people talk about calling, they try to remove human autonomy from the equation. They imagine that our desires, our concerns, our passions and talents are irrelevant.
But the fact that our loving Father has called us should not negate the freedom we ...
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3 Qualities of God That Fuel Christian Patience –
“Are we there yet?”
If you’re a parent, you know the question. It’s the same one that’s been asked from the back seat of the family truckster since time began. Over and over again. And by now, our family has taken enough road trips where we have instituted the practice that we ...
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