To many of us, the word "grandmother" conjures up feelings of warmth and comfort, not to mention mouth-watering, nourishing food. Before professional...
Not all Christians who are working feel a sense of dignity in their work because they think it’s meaningless. When people learn their work truly has worth in God’s eyes, they are freed...
When I was young, I loved superheroes. (Okay, I still do. I'll admit it.) I would sit entranced in front of my family's black and white Motorola television, watching the Adventures of Superman,...
Trust is a foundational element to leadership. A leaders influence, effectiveness, and impact greatly depends on the amount of trust they have with the people around them. A leader must be...
“How can we create a congregation where work and discipleship are truly integrated?” This is a question...
This Mother’s Day, I long for my grandmother’s Ponds-scented soft skin, Jamaican-lilting voice, and treasured hands clasped in prayer morning, noon, and night. She’s gone—died almost 16 years ago,...
In the last decade, we have witnessed the rise of the "new atheists." Led by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and folks like them, atheism has received considerable attention in...
Every recent survey of American religious belief and practice testifies to the fact that Americans are becoming less "religious." We are less...
Last week I attended a meeting where a very famous sports broadcaster gave a motivational speech. Generally, I am not very motivated...
Dallas Willard died today, May 8, 2013, at age 77. His ideas and books about spiritual formation have made a lasting impression...
In an ideal world, of course, you wouldn't be working in a job that clashed with your values, but leaving a job...
If you've ever experienced being left out, you know how unpleasant this can be. Perhaps, when you were growing up, you didn't fit with the "cool kids" at school. Or, perhaps you feel...
In our study of the first part of Ephesians 2, we saw that God's salvation by grace through faith includes far more than a ticket to Heaven after death. In fact, God saves...
“Being made one with Christ, we are made one with all who belong to Christ, united with the church in every time...
Michelle Derusha is one The High Calling Network’s more enjoyable bloggers. She has a journalist’s eye, a theologian’s brain, and a mystic’s sensitivity. ...
"I used to feel like I was pretty weird because I didn’t think the way my culture told me girls were supposed...
An employee in a Brooklyn Hardware Store has been there since 1951 and has a unique ability with numbers. There’s no need for a computer to keep inventory because it’s all his brain...
When we began our devotional study of Ephesians 2:1-10, I mentioned that I felt a sense of excitement similar to what I'd...
“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” Over 200,000 miles from Earth, one of Odyssey’s oxygen tanks had exploded, making Apollo 13’s lunar landing...
Every office has its quirks when it comes to etiquette, but some of the universal rules of good behavior seem so obvious...
