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August 2015

August 26, 2015

If the Lord Wills It

Being Humble as We Make Bold Decisions and Submitting to When Our Plans are Changed....

August 14, 2015

Church Leaders: Please Affirm the High Calling of Our Daily Work

Church leaders, rightly, have a primary thing on their mind: The mandate to see people...

May 2015

May 12, 2015

Restoring Homes to Restore a Community

Vocation and the High Calling of Construction. In this high-quality, five-minute video, Kimberly Renner explains...

April 2015

April 20, 2015

Thou Mayest – and Why It Matters

Thou mayest…. two words that run through history and every heart. I recently lectured at the...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Two Callings: To be Christian and To Be Human

In this 60-second video, Andy Crouch talks about Calling. He says that there are essentially...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Everyday Ordinary Christian Living is Radical

Being a “radical,” “missional” Christian is slowly becoming the “new legalism.” We need more ordinary...

April 10, 2014

Three Questions You Must Answer Before You Die

Every now and then it's good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

How Your Need for Approval Can Hold You Back in Your Work

She wanted to sign up for volleyball this winter. Then again, she didn't. I watched...

March 10, 2014

Seven Ways Church Leaders Can Help People Live Missionally Through Their Vocations

In 2012 and 2013, I helped to lead a “Vocation Infusion Learning Community” composed of...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Preaching The High Calling of Everyone’s Vocations

3 reasons why pastors need to help people reintegrate their faith with their work. ...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

“Why is Work Important?” – Scott Wesley

In this 60-second video, Scott Wesley, Program Instructor with The WorkFaith Connection, talks about how the...

January 03, 2014

“Is Your Work a High Calling?” – Kimberly Renner, Construction

In this 60-second video, Kimberly Renner talks about how she approaches her work as a...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

Be the Best (Insert Your Name Here) You Can Be

Last week I attended a meeting where a very famous sports broadcaster gave a motivational...

May 01, 2013

How Do We Glorify God in the Workplace? (Video)

Over at The High Calling (where I serve as the editor for the "Faith" Channel),...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Vocation as Parish: The Missional Possibilities of Inhabiting Your Workplace

When I hear someone talk about being more “missional” or “incarnational” in my faith, I...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Book Review: Kingdom Calling

by Laura J. Boggess reprinted with permission of THE HIGH CALLING. When Amy Sherman heard Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian in...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

Is Full-Time Vocational Ministry the Highest Calling?

I recently wrote an article for our friends over at The High Calling. The High...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

How important is (re)integrating faith and work?

In this video, Jenny White, Executive Director of Art House Dallas, talks about the importance...