God cares about all of me.
Don’t shoot me, but I understand the phenomenon of Justin and his millions of “Beliebers.” You see, I also spent my teen years in a haze of hormones, praying for holiness.
I grew up in a hymn—singing church. I may have learned more theology from hymns in my early childhood than from all of the Sunday School lessons I heard, combined. Sometimes the words...
What could be more reassuring during times of great change than to know without a doubt that God is with you? As...
Introduction by Mark Roberts: At certain times throughout the year, I invite others to write a few Daily Reflections. This week's reflections...
Diane Belmont moved to New York as a teenager with one desire: to act. That is, until a drama teacher panned her future in performing. So home she went. Later, she tried again...
When we hear the word "mystery," you might be inclined to think of a book or movie that is based around a secret. The story gives us clues to the secret, but it...
I love a good mystery. This is true ever since I was a boy, when I devoured every one of the Hardy Boys mystery stories. (And when I ran out of the Hardy...
The following excerpt is from "Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus" by Ed Cyzewski and Derek Cooper. At the end...
In an earlier reflection, I explained that the eulogy in Ephesians 1:3-14 is actually one long sentence in Greek, comprising 202 words. This is one of the most complex sentences in the whole Bible,...
Today, we return to the Letter to the Ephesians. If you've joined the Daily Reflections in the last month, I should explain that I began a close study of Ephesians in June, the...
Life dealt Norma Jean Hornsberger a hard punch. A knockout. This dedicated Salvation Army staffer was thirty-two when doctors diagnosed her with cancer. Then her husband, Al, got cancer too. ...
Occasionally, I let college students get lost in the woods. One time it even happened in the middle of the night. The group had been instructed to reach a certain point on the...
I have three sons, all of whom were involved in the Boy Scouts. The oldest two, Thomas and Mark—though they are past eighteen and are now “graduated” out —both earned the rank of...
I stood under the peaked roof of my country church, folded my arms across my chest, and looked out across the sanctuary...
Recently, the High Calling spoke with Marlon Hall, Cultural Architect at The Awakenings Movement, about the intersection of the sacred and secular...
It was in the dim light of his basement that an old watercolor caught his eye—a wash that portrayed a dusty path and a lone rugged-looking nomad ascending it. Matt Litton was down...
The High Calling and the Center for Faith & Work at LeTourneau University have partnered to create free resources to help churches—including downloadable videos, small group curriculum, sermon...
Howard Butt, Jr. of The High Calling tells a story inspired by T. J. Watson, former President of IBM. Sometimes our failures can lead to our biggest successes...if we let them.
We were in the kitchen, cooking, laughing. I started to tell a story about my dad, and so I began, “My dad says.” I stopped short. I looked her in the eye to...
