Our culture is in love with short cuts. No matter what you are doing, there is someone out there telling you a...
It is very popular in our day to ask this question: "Do you believe in ...
My daughter Shelby turns 17 this month. We have been through some hard times with her over the last few years. Shelby has read this and is fine with me telling you about...
The ebb and flow of days filter into my consciousness as the memories of the cycle of living are rehearsed.
I’m ashamed to admit this. ...
You’ve decided that bi-vocational ministry makes sense for you. But not all second jobs are created equal. Every person and situation is...
Blundering, bungling, fumbling... ...
When we explore the topic of family here at High Calling Blogs—the work of family—we don’t want to limit the discussion to parenting. “Family” includes brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles,...
One day when my kids were much younger, I glanced in the rear-view mirror to see one of my daughters sucking in her cheeks. ...
Two Sundays ago, I took Communion with my almost-six-year-old son. It was his first experience with the bread and the cup. And it’s something I’ll never forget. ...
Continuing with meditations on Mark 14:17-42 for the season of Lent… ...
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For most of my corporate career, I pursued attention. I thrived on the spotlight, the worshipful attention from other people. I prided...
He is the One great Love of my life. The One Who has absolutely never failed me. He pursues me endlessly and...
It was a typical Sunday morning. Good worship. Good message. Good time to finish up so that I could get some lunch. (Be careful not to throw stones, because you know exactly what...
So I was sitting there with the Quakers, kind of contemplating my life, kind of wondering what the future will bring. Time was ticking by slowly. I counted the boards on the wall...
My phone bing-bongs like a melodic harp running scales, alerting me that the time I decided to rise has now arrived, and...
Kelly said, "I don’t doubt that He *can* do something about anything, but to be honest, that thought no longer moves me to prayer. The question for me has become, '*Will* He do...
Engage God with great passion and love by engaging the ways that God has spoken to you. Be on the journey.
My five-year-old, Rowan, and I had enjoyed a full day together: a morning at the zoo, followed by a picnic in the park and a stop at Target, where I'd picked up two...
