What are we really working for? More stuff? A bigger house? A savings fund that will secure an early retirement?While none of these things are bad in and of themselves (and we all...
Louis Upkins, Jr., likes to catch people off guard by saying, "I sleep with my most important...
When I was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church, a woman I'll call Lucy came to see me because she was worried...
The first problem of communication is getting people’s attention, the brothers Heath tell us in our second chapter of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Last week we learned...
When I was a teenager, I began to hear a lot about the Holy Spirit. Some of what I heard encouraged me, such as the claim that I could experience the power of...
As a pastor for more than twenty years, I have "called people to worship" dozens, if not hundreds, of times. As the first action in a worship service, I would stand up before...
This is the final leg of our Pilgrimage series. Thanks for walking with us. Today we’re led by new High Calling member...
Last week I wrote about my wife and I making plans to take our children on a series of spiritual field trips to worship with other traditions. We’re very excited about our little...
Hot, sweaty, back-breaking work. That's what I remember from my summers working as a ranch hand for Dad, the caretaker of our family's 700-acre spread. My brother and I dug post holes, planted...
Today we pick up where we left off before my August sabbatical from writing new Daily Reflections. As you may recall, we...
Keep it simple, they say. ...
Was there work no one else wanted? People said, "Give it to Janet!" Around the office, in fact, "Janet!" was practically a catch phrase for the small stuff. You’d think she’d hate it...
I kind of expect kids to be bored at school. But it’s heartbreaking to me when I see that same boredom on the faces of teenagers in church. And let’s face it -...
“Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) Anthropologist Loren Eiseley was walking on the beach at Costabel. Among the professional shellers and collectors...
I shouldn't have sent the email. Nevertheless, I was convinced of my complaint's legitimacy, and my anger and indignation demanded immediate action...
I’m reading the newspaper one Tuesday morning, and there on the obituary page I see a photo with a story about a local retired executive who had died of cancer. ...
Have you ever heard of Ignacy Paderewski? He was the Prime Minister of Poland in 1919, but before that he was a piano player. More than just a piano player, he was a...
I want to make a simple request of those who read this piece. I am going to mention Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, but I will not offer an opinion on whether or not...
You’d never guess they share DNA or the same parents. ...
On a recent vacation to Ireland, I struck up a conversation one evening with a guy in a pub while out listening...
