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...
Deep in conversation with about ten young professionals from different fields around a dinner table in Manhattan a few months ago, I...
At just 21 years old, Rowland knew he wanted to own a business. But when he opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts, it failed. Over the next 10 years, Rowland opened three more...
The first time I fasted from producing was not by choice, and I had to discover that my value does not come...
Editor's Note: On Fridays we're hosting a series called More Than a Sabbath, where employees discuss how they've taken, or need to...
If I was completely honest with you I would tell you that I’m tired.
No doubt, Nancy was the brightest star in the growing company. If you had any doubt, just ask her. I think you get the picture: in no time, Nancy’s coworkers began to avoid...
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind...
I meet a lot of Christian working women who work full time in ministry or at other worthy nonprofits. Can I tell...
Betrayal. An abandonment or violation of trust by someone close to you. A husband betrayed by his wife. An employee passed over for a promotion by an employer who had promised it.
“Someone leaked a copy of the speech you wrote.” ...
"Why is it important to focus on faith, work, AND economics?" asks Dr. Anne Bradley, who writes for the Institute for Faith and Work Economics. "Because understanding economics – beyond the...
