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Three of my kids take piano lessons from the same teacher, so they take turns going first. They determined the order themselves several months ago. I thought it was all settled. It shouldn’t...
It’s a recurring theme over the past few years and telling the specific stories never gets any easier. No matter how many times I try I can’t seem to write about them eloquently...
One morning I spied my son sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, his toes easily touching the floor. I stopped and stared. Something about his posture and those long, lean legs …...
I recently read the Didache, which is one of the oldest known Christian documents. The date of the Didache is not clear, but it is certainly older than the New Testament. It is...
by Ed Cyzewski Mark introduces John the Baptist through a quotation from Isaiah about preparing the way for the Lord. John was literally paving the way for the Lord’s return, something that his...
Her first job is a unique one: religious satirist. Becky Garrison talks about life in a way that makes all of us...
We’ve reached the end. ...
Over the 2009 holidays I fed my belly with lumpia, atole, chocolate cake—everything that came out of my kitchen. ...
"Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord...
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...
Years ago a person came to me at church and said, "I want to join your church, but I don't know if it is right to leave my church." We ended up having...
What do you want? I’ve grown up in a culture that taught me all I needed to do was figure out what...
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,...
My daughter’s letter to Santa. A little fuzzy, I know, but appropriate since I’m feeling a little fuzzy at the moment myself. The fairy charms and jewels and the Guess Who? game are...
Over the years, I probably have read most of the self-help books that have taken the business world by storm. Speechwriters were...
It is very popular in our day to ask this question: "Do you believe in ...
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...
Today's stories focus on families that are experiencing this season of extended contrition and contemplation that reminds us who God is. Last week, Ed Cyzewski reminded us that Lent brings “an opportunity to...
Can a company in today’s cutthroat world actually run on biblical principles – and prosper? Can an organization be guided by faith...
In high school, pursuing God meant raising my hands in praise, saying the right things, and never questioning. It meant choosing to pursue, even when saying those right things didn’t lead to...
