Much of our time at work is spent trying to make a good impression. We are being paid, after all, to do a good job, and there’s no doubt that we are constantly...
Recently, the High Calling spoke with Steve Norris, President of Norris Realty Advisors, about how our daily work can have great Kingdom...
Introduction by Mark Roberts: At certain times throughout the year, I invite others to write a few Daily Reflections. This week's reflections will be written by J. B. Wood. In addition to being a...
The up-and-coming generation of believers has a deep-seated need to be authentic. They want their faith to have integrity across all aspects...
Why do you exist? Of course, there's a historical and biological answer to that question. You exist because you were conceived by your birth parents. You exist because your mother gave birth to you...
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...
Last week, I messed up at work. Publicly. In a meeting with some colleagues, I became defensive when a conversation wasn’t going...
How can we minister out of our brokenness?
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...
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...
What does it mean that God is the one who "works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will"?
If I were going to plant a church in the middle of an urban area, I would want Timothy Keller to show...
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.
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...
Ezekiel has much to say about the workplace. His words touch on finance and debt, economic development, honesty, allocation of capital, workplace...
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...
