Editorial note: The cover story of the July/August 2012 issue of The Atlantic launched a national discussion about whether or not women in America can “have it all.” At The High Calling we...
“Titus is going to be a boxer, Trystan is going to hunt chickens and deer, and I’m going to sell Mario Bros. stuff,” my seven-year-old son Rowan announces at dinner one night. ...
When the Apostle Paul wrote the letter we know as Ephesians, he did not divide it up into numbered chapters and verses. In fact, for over a thousand years, the New Testament was...
Before we move on from Ephesians 1:4, I want to consider the purpose of God's choosing us as revealed in this verse. Often, the debate over this verse assumes that God's election is primarily about...
Most commentaries on Ephesians divide the letter into two, more-or-less, equal parts. We're told that Part 1, which includes chapters 1-3, is theological. It focuses on doctrine having to do with...
Nancy Duarte has driven the vision and growth of Duarte for 20 years, building an internationally respected...
A recent column in the New York Times gets many things right, and at least one thing very wrong. In “The ‘Busy’...
If you’re the observant type, when you enter my apartment, you’ll notice that things aren’t where they’re supposed to be. A couch...
In yesterday's reflection, I explained why it makes sense to describe Ephesians 1:3 as Paul's eulogy. In fact, the Greek text of this verse includes three different words based on the root eulog-,...
I know what you may be thinking. That doesn't sound like a eulogy. I have called this reflection "Paul's Eulogy," but there's nothing in Ephesians 1:3 that meets our expectations for what a eulogy...
When I arrived home from work, I saw the garage door open, the floor swept out, my boxes and tools and coolers...
Today is the Fourth of July, and I'm remembering a moment two years ago when I stood outside a prison door, realizing how freedom can catch hold of people in rancorous places. But...
In more than a thousand reflections, I have never before printed such a large portion of the biblical text. Usually, as you know, I focus on one or perhaps two verses. But, today...
Matt Ritchel, technology reporter for the New York Times, recently authored a column entitled: “Vacation Sabotage: Don’t Let It Happen to You.”...
If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he’d be an iPad guy. I’m sure of it. ...
Ephesians 1:2 is one of those verses we tend to race by in order to get to the good stuff. It sounds...
When I think of the phrase "Lord, have mercy!" I picture somebody's grandmother remarking on a situation that is both desperate and humorous. Perhaps she has just heard that her grandson got his...
Nick used to weigh 50 pounds more than he does now. Nick is a runner. Nick is also a Christian. Until recently...
Almost nine years ago I picked up a new sport, the throwing events of track and field. When I first began, I...
