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. ...
Dealing with snarky co-workers can be a trial. So, we all know to train ourselves and the creatives around us to not...
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...
We are excited about a new opportunity to start the week off with a holistic focus. We are partnering with The High Calling on an event called Labor Day Sunday. On the US...
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...
Christ-followers rightly struggle against the separation of church and state. Why? Because Jesus sent us into the world as his light-bearers. The unbelieving world wants to quarantine Christian...
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...
Yes, this is another post about the naked tennis ball I found at Laity Lodge. I’m going to ask you to trust me with this. I’m following my instincts. When it comes to...
