The first few times I read Jesus’ Parable of the Three Servants, I missed the point entirely. “So the third servant buried his silver in the ground for safekeeping. What’s so terrible about...
When I go to the bank around the corner, the service is consistently terrible. It doesn’t matter if I park my car and go into the lobby, drive my car to the drive-up...
The people who lived and traveled with Jesus must have been in a state of constant confusion. That guy was so unpredictable...
Moviemaker Bill Nicholson said this. ”Every time we write a story, we’re creating a moral structure that influences the people who see that film. And all these films add up to a sense...
Recreation, simply put, is the grown-up way of saying “play.”
Peter sounds like that eager student hoping—and expecting—to gain approval from the teacher. Peter assumes that all of the other people would...
Growing up, there was nothing more intriguing—and confusing—than love. It’s supposed to make the world go round, but really, it just made me dizzy. People would fall into it, and then out of...
During a college choir rehearsal, I noticed a friend with a dark smudge on her forehead. I puzzled over it, thinking that maybe she had been the victim of a dormitory prank. Then...
When Joe Slawek, CEO of Flavors of North America, accepted Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, he pointed heavenward and told the audience that he, like a certain football player,...
How many organizations do you know that have lasted a thousand years?
Editor's Note: Today begins the season of Lent. The editorial staff and readers of TheHighCalling.org bring to this space a diversity of experience with the traditions of this season. Some of us have...
It was March 3, 1976. As I entered the freshman dining hall of my college, I noticed that the women who served...
No, I'm not inviting you to a Mardi Gras party. Sorry about that. ...
As you may recall, Ephesians 2 begins with the bad news of our natural condition outside of Christ: we were stuck in...
The down economy has hit many sectors. One area often overlooked is small or new church pastors, who lead churches with struggling finances. ...
Have you ever felt far away from God? Perhaps your life was going along wonderfully, right according to plan. Then, without warning, everything started to fall apart. You lost your job. Or you were...
The word "calling" can mean different things to different people. For some, it means getting paid to do what you love. For others, calling is a passion they pursue outside of their 9 to 5 world....
I was years late getting my first cell phone—that elongated handset with retractable antenna. It had one number stored in memory: my...
My in-laws finally realized their dream. They moved out of the old farmhouse into a smaller home built at the edge of Big Creek.
At my bank Board meeting last week, the Chairman grimly announced that fraud has increased significantly from the previous year.
