The last command we have in the books of the Law regarding the tithe gives us this liturgy: ...
When we explore the topic of family here at High Calling Blogs—the work of family—we don’t want to limit the discussion to parenting. “Family” includes brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles,...
As I mentioned in a previous post, our eight-year-old son’s gift list has remained short. ...
Parenting is a balancing act, is it not? And it's a hard balancing act. It's not like walking a wire where you have to keep from falling to the right or to the...
Blundering, bungling, fumbling... ...
My son turned six last week. That’s him beside me and us beside the creek that runs by our house. The nearly identical clothing isn’t intentional, it just sort of happened. If you...
Two Sundays ago, I took Communion with my almost-six-year-old son. It was his first experience with the bread and the cup. And it’s something I’ll never forget. ...
I’ve done my fair share of porch sitting. In fact, I like to think myself a bit of an expert. And reading? I love me a good book. Now, if you combine these...
Her first job is a unique one: religious satirist. Becky Garrison talks about life in a way that makes all of us...
I remember introducing someone to the wide-open world of Google. It was a few years ago, about the time “Google” the proper...
I grew up in a family entrenched in ministry. I saw shepherding and serving as difficult and thankless. My parents often burned-out...
There is a certain art to handling conflict. One part of that art is to be sure that you are dealing with truth and not taking your anger out on someone who doesn't...
My phone bing-bongs like a melodic harp running scales, alerting me that the time I decided to rise has now arrived, and...
Over the years, I probably have read most of the self-help books that have taken the business world by storm. Speechwriters were...
I’m ashamed to admit this. ...
What do you want? I’ve grown up in a culture that taught me all I needed to do was figure out what...
It is so easy to think that we can't make a difference in our world. We are so far removed from political power. All we can do is watch them run the country...
Between constant meetings, phone calls and emails, staying productive at work can be a challenge. However, the odds of staying productive can be greatly improved by taking some simple steps to...
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I am currently an administrative assistant in the head office of a large nonprofit. I was hired to assist with marketing and communications and spend most days waiting for tasks, answering the...
