It took Robin Hood, the New Yorker and an eight-year old to help Stephen Martin figure out how to remap his gray...
In common English, we use the word "saint" in several different senses.
A few years ago in a moment of weakness, I bought one of those books of generic sermon illustrations. You know what I’m talking about. Stories that people have written or collected to...
Have you ever noticed that famous people tend to hang out with other famous people? If you're a "somebody," whether an athlete...
As Paul began the letter we know as Ephesians, he identified himself as "an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of...
As we begin our leisurely devotional trek through Ephesians, I thought I might whet your appetite a bit. I believe that this...
“Can I take you to lunch?” Dad asks. “Your mom has an art class, and I’m driving over with her.”
We awoke at 5:00 a.m., and already the small town of Aguas Calientes was warming with activity. The population of less than two thousand gets dwarfed by the tourists who keep it on...
My husband and I went camping over the Memorial Day weekend, and it was the best start to summer I’ve had in...
For the past three months, we have been walking slowing through the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. If you've joined me for this journey, you know that this collection of prophecies abounds with bad...
Walking to an afternoon meeting, Charlotte reached for the stairwell door. “That door’s blocked,” Bill said. But Charlotte had used it an hour earlier. Ignoring Bill’s caution, she pushed it open. ..
During last summer's trip to the Holy Land, my family and I visited the Dead Sea.
As a fifteen year old grocery bagger at Jumbo Foods in Enid, Oklahoma, I had two mantras. ...
Have you felt the sting of rejection in your work? Have you felt it repeatedly? Billy Coffey says that he has. Coffey, an author and a member of The High Calling community, writes...
The sun slides down the back side of the day, while I sink into my lawn chair at the campground. I inhale slowly, breathing in this sweet moment of contentment next to a...
In yesterday's reflection, I noted that the Bible calls us to worship God, not just with our inner selves, but with our...
In my reflections from Sunday and Monday, I considered the command in Psalm 134 to "Lift up holy hands in prayer and...
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) left a rich and expansive legacy to this world, including the founding of a political party, a university, and his service as prime minister to the Netherlands from 1901...
In the late 1970s, I first heard a praise song that greatly affected my understanding of worship. It began: “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised.” Though I didn’t realize it...
When I was a boy, verses like Psalm 134 worried me. Scripture seemed to be clearly calling me and my fellow believers...
