One time, when I was a college pastor, a young woman I'll call Toni challenged my teaching that the Christian life leads...
In 1999, American television audiences became transfixed by a new game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Tens of millions of viewers watched as contestants tried to answer the right combination...
Not long ago, I spent some time in a professional and spiritual funk. We’re talking Debbie Downer, waa-waa funk, Things get hot...
There is a big difference between a well and a spring. In a well, you have to go get the water and draw it out of the depths of the earth. A spring...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week at The High Calling, we’re focusing on "what holds you back in your work." Here on the Community...
A puppy once said to an older dog: "After some study, I have mastered philosophy. I have learned that happiness for a dog is in his tail. Therefore I chase my tail. And...
God made people with the desire to be productive. Many folks want to work and desire to do a good job, but they get bored or they feel undervalued so they under-perform and...
People have differing styles of communication, different ambitions, different political or religious views and different cultural backgrounds. No wonder it is so easy to have conflict at work...
When Linda and I first moved into our home in Irvine, California, we found ourselves wishing that a few things about the...
In our work over the last ten years with business leaders, we’ve identified an interesting pattern. On average, creative leaders can increase a company’s innovation capacity, but having someone at...
For women who have persevered through the corporate competition and finally attained a level of authority over a group of employees, we...
The fact is this: history and common sense prove that within the human heart longs the desire to be better. You were...
With today's reflection, we finish an extended series on Christian maturity. For several weeks, we have considered how we are to "grow...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week at The High Calling, we’re focusing on transitions in the workplace, home, and community. Here on the Community page, several members of our diverse writing network offer...
In these few reflections, we have seen that growing up in Christ depends on Christ. He is the head from which the body grows to maturity. He is the one who supplies what...
He was the leader of the apostles, named first in the lists of the disciples in the New Testament. The story of Peter’s fall is filled with warning signs for today’s leaders. Though...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that all spiritual growth, whether of individual Christians or the body of...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week at The High Calling, we’re focusing on transitions in the workplace, home, and community. Here on the Community...
As you may recall, in the past couple of months of reflections, we have been focusing on Ephesians 4:11-16, seeking to learn...
