When people come together in groups, there’s usually at least one member who slacks off. Whether you call it shirking or social loafing, it’s a major source of misery and prevents teams from.....
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...
This week, I'm beginning my seventh year as the primary author of the Daily Reflections, a part of the work of The...
For the past several days, we’ve been sharing the most popular articles of 2013 in various categories. It’s time to share the...
The NIV translation of Ephesians 4:15 paraphrases the Greek text in a way that makes sense, but that hides one of the...
As you may recall, before the holidays we were focusing on the phrase in Ephesians 4:15—"speaking the truth in love." We saw...
How many of us have a mindset to simply get through the day? There is a drudgery baked into “getting through”, isn’t there? What if you had a different perspective on what getting...
Just when everything seemed chill around the water cooler, in comes a new boss. Instead of panicking about your employment, think of...
Brett McCracken’s book—Gray Matters: Navigating the Space between Legalism and Liberty—is written to an evangelical audience. Granted, some may have left the...
The prologue of John’s Gospel tells the story of Christmas, but not in the usual manner. We don’t have angels and shepherds...
We care a lot about how people perceive our leadership–but rarely do we ask God His opinion. Because He does have an...
Coarse patches of sun-bleached grass poked up at my shoulder blades as I lay on earth’s surface, scouring the heavens. The playground...
We aren’t drones who are doomed to stay on hopeless, helpless hamster wheels until we drop in our tracks. We get to design our futures. You can change your job any time, and...
Christians are people of the Word. When God spoke creation into existence, he used words. When John described the coming of Jesus...
I continue to be in a position where people older than me, with more experience than I have. When a person is...
We are taught from a young age to ask for things we aren’t sure about. But have you ever felt like you needed God’s stamp of approval to move forward with the God-dreams...
The people on your team are some of your most valuable assets. It’s crucial to the success of your business that you create an environment where co-workers feel empowered, inspired, and motivated...
This time of year there’s a lot to be excited about. Especially if you’re a working mom like me, it’s easy to...
Merry Christmas! ...
It’s December 25, 2009. My son is just over a month old in his blue booties, the ones I bought this summer...