I walk slowly toward the stone church in Leipzig, Germany, where Bach was choirmaster. For a lifetime, I’ve adored Bach. I push the heavy wooden door open, eager for a sight of the...
As we have seen, God's plan for the cosmos is to "bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ" (1:10). In the opening verses of Ephesians, this unity can...
I decided to spruce up my drab office with a colorful and enigmatic modern art print. It wasn’t anything notable, just a little something to add some flair to my everyday work environment...
How can we minister out of our brokenness?
Last week, I messed up at work. Publicly. In a meeting with some colleagues, I became defensive when a conversation wasn’t going...
I see it all with startling clarity, right before the last bit of daylight slips under those yellowing fields, all swaying like a lion’s mane.
I started pumping gas for my dad's rusty, side-step Ford long before middle school. I only left one fuel cap behind; considering how often we stopped, one is a commendable number.
If I were going to plant a church in the middle of an urban area, I would want Timothy Keller to show...
What does it mean that God is the one who "works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will"?
Ephesians 1:11 refers to God in an unusual way. The verse does not say, "In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of God," though this is clearly its meaning....
In the vast majority of instances, most English translations of the Bible say more or less the...
Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy...
I have spent the last three reflections focusing on the "mystery" of God's will, his plan "to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ" (1:10). Before I move...
My friend is in the middle of a difficult workplace situation. He's torn between pleasing his boss and certain career decisions that must be made. It rips his heart to have to be...
Looking back, the High Calling pulled a vintage video of Dr. Peter Berger on ABC Directions in 1978, talking about evangelicals and...
Ezekiel has much to say about the workplace. His words touch on finance and debt, economic development, honesty, allocation of capital, workplace...
When I was six years old, I attended a Billy Graham crusade. There, I learned from Dr. Graham that God loved me and Christ died for my sins. I responded by accepting Jesus...
Meaningful work provides people with dignity. They have a sense of self-worth, which means their work has actual financial value and delivers...
A quick glance at the calendar on my BlackBerry, and I see the day is going to be slammed with meetings. I will have a total of 90 minutes that won’t be in...
A few days ago, we considered the fact that, in Christ, God has revealed the "mystery of his will" (The Mystery Revealed, Part 1, Part 2). Yet, even as we celebrated the fact of God's revelation,...
