When I was in college, I went down to the dining hall one morning. Spotting someone I knew sitting by himself, I...
What matters to God is the way we work, not what we do for work. This is a common perception of work...
Pride is the sin we least like to see in others, and the one that we least notice in ourselves.
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It’s often said around here that my daughter got most of what’s on her outside from her mother. Most of the insides come from me. ...
While going through my morning routine, a comment on one of our sites in the High Calling blog network caught my eye. I’d like to share it with you.
Last week I heard a story on NPR about academic scientists who felt they had to hide their religious views from their peers.
There is hardwood here, and I would like to slam my forehead on it. I can’t tell if it’s real hardwood, or the fake plastic stuff. Or linoleum that is printed to look...
Joan Ball worked as a public relations executive for over 15 years before she began teaching in the Tobin School of Business...
For the past fifteen years, at least, I’ve used my feet for hiking. They’ve carried me up rocky ascents and down stream beds and through meadows like the one Carrie Ingalls tumbles in...
According to the Small Business Administration, most new businesses fail within the first few years because they are underfunded. Sad but true...
Dear Friends, During the month of August, I’ll be on vacation with my family, and then I'll take a few days for...
I didn't become a Marine when I enlisted. I didn't become a Marine when I took an oath to serve faithfully. I didn't wear the cherished Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) when I...
A few years ago I had the idea that the people of our world divide easily into two groups: church people and non-church people. That point of view was understandable; I was a...
He prattled on about the black walnut and cottonwood and skyscraper-high white oak he'd seen at camp that afternoon. About the delicate green katydid that had pranced along his forearm and the...
Many years ago, my wife and I hired a carpenter to build an addition on our two-bedroom house. One hot afternoon, Bill was on the roof laying new shingles. His hammer echoed throughout the...
One Sunday morning a couple of years ago, my church announced a new program discussing “Faith in the Workplace.” Although I had never thought much about this subject, I was intrigued and decided to...
For we are not peddlers of God's word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God and standing in his presence. (2 Corinthians 2:17) Jesus is big...
My baby starts middle school in a few weeks.
