Surprisingly, the Bible has little to say about family directly. Scripture assumes something bigger and more comprehensive than the individual or the individual's family. The "Me Generation" and...
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Psalm 20 is a prayer for the king of Israel. In this prayer, the psalmist asks God to grant the desires of the king’s heart and to make all of his plans succeed...
For those of you who host your blog on HighCallingBlogs.com, the changes we made to the data base over the weekend mean that you will have to access your blog from different web...
Last fall, my husband and I did something few 40-something Americans envision. We moved in with my parents. After a family tragedy and a looming recession that didn't bode well for either my...
We all know our days are numbered. There is a certainty to our end of days – we just don’t know how many of them we have. Jim Lange figures that based on...
As a Baptist, I am new to Lent. It was tempting at first to allow a Lenten discipline to be an excuse to lose some weight or achieve some other goal. This is...
When my kids were in swimming lessons, I always packed two bags. One full of goggles and swimsuits for the kids, and...
Flatfooted, she stands nearly six feet tall. She is a professional. Capable. Commanding. Her presence fills conference rooms of lawyers, accountants, and CEOs. From difficult contracts, or high...
I got this video from Rambling Dan. It's a simple thing, but it is very powerful. The symbols abound, but the lack of words gives you no hints or clues. You'll have to...
Pastor Mark Powell has a nice piece online about how to create a good season of Lent. Setting aside time for Lent is a wonderful spiritual practice, but it's not something to be...
Pain is a terrible thing. We fear it and avoid it at all costs. And yet, it is also a signal that can save our lives. Pain causes you to lift your hand...
Artist Makoto Fujimura speaks with The High Calling about what it means to be an artist and...
Artist Makoto Fujimura speaks with The High Calling about what it means to be an artist and how we can all be...
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The following is from Marcus Goodyear's post on High Calling Blogger Christine's recent review of the Princeton Project on Fragility. Marcus writes, ...
L.L. here. Procrastinating on a Saturday afternoon. (Subtext: I’m having trouble wresting Chapter 7 from deep consciousness.) Anyway, what better way to avoid a writing project than by writing…...
Will Durant said that 95% of all new ideas will not accomplish things better or more efficiently than the old, tried-and-true ways. And yet, Durant says, we have to try the new ways...
