“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...
Several of my daughters’ friends work part-time at a fast food restaurant. Others fold shirts at retail stores. We know a girl who dishes up ice cream, and a boy who repairs television sets.
When my husband and I moved to be near my family in Amarillo, Texas after leaving a theater company we'd both worked at for over a decade, I found a full-time job while...
In yesterday's reflection, we considered the first phrase of Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's handiwork." Today, we will reflect upon some...
The difference between success and mediocrity or failure lies not so much with the quality of science—for these principles are nearly universal—but...
The first phrase of Ephesians 2:10 reads, "For we are God's handiwork" (NIV). Other translations say that we are God's "accomplishment" (CEB), "workmanship" (ESV, KJV), or "masterpiece" (NLT). The...
Better Food for a Better World is the fictional story of three couples—friends from college—who become business partners later in life. They pool funds and start an ice cream parlor with a social.....
Laura Wellington was half a mile away from finishing when the bombs went off. The Boston Marathon came to a screeching, horrifying halt. ...
Today, we come to the final verse in the passage we have been studying so carefully. Verse 10 reads: "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which...
In 2002, three college students attempted to sell their textbooks back to the university bookstore. They were offered a pittance, and the...
Why might you want to know how fleeting your life is? After all, it sounds rather dreary to consider the fact that...
In Psalm 38, David makes a strong connection between his devastating physical illness and his sin. Apparently, he had sinned in some particularly egregious way. As a result, he became terribly sick...
After becoming a father and reevaluating what’s really important in life, Chris Holmes decided to quit his 9-to-5 job so he could pursue his dream job running his own cake business. Holmes resigned...
So, it’s another Monday, and as you hit the snooze button for the second time, you find it hard to get out...
From very early in my professional career, both in and out of professional ministry, I have struggled to connect my faith and...
Is it possible that Attention Deficit Disorder and its energetic twin, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, can be leadership assets, or are these...
When I hear someone talk about being more “missional” or “incarnational” in my faith, I wonder where...
A glowing performance review is always a good experience, but a negative one doesn’t have to be a setback. You can turn...
As we have seen in the past several reflections on Ephesians 2, Paul is exceedingly clear that salvation comes to us from...
One of The High Calling network’s more interesting leadership bloggers is Mike St. Pierre who writes over at The Daily Saint. ...
