I want to bring up something that church people don’t talk about very often. Why don’t we talk about it? I don’t...
We tend to use the language of calling in two ways. In secular terms, "calling" can be the equivalent of "profession" or "vocation." (In fact, "vocation" comes from the Latin word vocatio, which...
Don’t wait until you know more or are in a better position. Invite God to use you, right where you are.
As the recession drags on, experienced people used to big roles at work can find themselves chasing jobs they performed years ago...
When I was in my early twenties, I began to sense that God was leading me to enter the ordained ministry in the Presbyterian church. When I shared this with church leaders, they...
This two-part series highlights advice from Sharon and Terry Hargrave. Sharon Hargrave is the Director of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, and the Director of Strong...
It must have happened a thousand times during my childhood. I'd be out playing with my friends in the early evening when...
Today, we return to our prayerful reading of Ephesians, picking up where we left off in July. As you may recall, we...
High Calling and Laity Lodge friend Linford Detwieler, one-half of the singing duo, Over the Rhine, wrote a moving essay for Image Magazine.
When I was in third grade, my teacher was the one officially designated as the “art teacher” for the entire grade. My...
Ever had a PC at home or work? What was the first Disney movie you saw? Do you possess an iAnything? Do you know what the old gang is up to thanks to...
Stress is getting the best of workers from around the globe, new research has found. Just seven percent of workers worldwide say...
After a particularly difficult week, I received an email from a colleague, “It sounds like you have had some serious stress lately. I will pray for you. Take care of yourself, okay?”
I love teaching--just not full-time. Most of my workday energy is best spent writing, reading and editing. However, because I've taught many...
For Katie Nienow, it was leaving "the ministry" that ultimately led her to her true vocation. Following a passion for economic justice, she left her position as a youth minister for a career in...
My wife and I recently started a small group; you know, one of those comfy in-home meetings where a few couples from...
A new survey from Pertino, a cloud networking company, finds that 59% of Americans regularly do some work on vacation. We work on vacation — so what? Much is shifting about work and life in ways...
Mark 7:32-35 is a short healing story in which Jesus healed a man who was deaf and who also had a speech impediment (which often happens with people who lose their hearing at...
As a professional writer who's endured numerous rejections, setbacks, and frustrations over the years, I thoroughly relate to Jo Ann Fore's recent...
In the first century A.D., the Pharisees were among the most zealous of Jews when it came to keeping the Law of God. Yet they found it easy to focus on externals and...
