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September 2014

September 22, 2014

Books on Work: An Introduction to Every Good Endeavor

In the foreword to Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work, Katherine Leary Alsdorf shares...

September 21, 2014

How Reverence for God Leads to Honest Business Practices

Leviticus 25:1-55 Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I...

September 19, 2014

How to Know if You Are Doing a Good Job

Last Friday I spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually doing it....

September 08, 2014

The Work of a Storyteller

I first recognized a particular wordsmithing challenge when I visited one of Nairobi’s slums three-plus years ago....

September 02, 2014

Trusting God in Spite of Your Circumstances

Psalm 13:1-6 But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Will Technology Shape Your Identity and Your Faith?

As a kid, I created whole worlds in my bedroom out of Legos. For my...

August 26, 2014

[INFOGRAPHIC] Reconsidering Retirement

Not ready for retirement? Yeah, most people aren't these days. There are two ways you...

August 21, 2014

Learning to Value the High Calling of Your Daily Work

It’s a little strange to have your first 8-to-5 job at an online platform called...

August 18, 2014

Everything Matters: Hospitality as a Cultural Act

Foundationally, rock-bottomly, one of the reasons Christianity calls so deeply to me is that everything matters....

August 11, 2014

A Warning for Self-Serving Leaders

Ezekiel 34:1-10 Human one, prophesy against Israel’s shepherds. Prophesy and say to them, The LORD...

August 08, 2014

Farewell, Middle Class Morality: What Comes Next?

The Middle Class is dying. So what? This question opens A.O. Scott’s fascinating response to...

August 08, 2014

[VIDEO] Building a Platform: How to get your ideas to spread

How would Jesus build a platform for his message? I guess you could do it...

August 07, 2014

Throw Out the Marketing Campaign and Start a Real Conversation

Gone are the days when a company can take its time responding to an issue,...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Who’s Influencing Whom? Making a Difference in the Workplace

It was just a joke, guy banter in the break room. It was funny and...

July 25, 2014

There’s No Such Thing as The Good Book

[Another great article by The High Calling summer intern, Nathan Roberts.] “The Bible’s a mess,”...

July 22, 2014

Diagramming Stephen Elop: Bad Writing Makes You an Easy Villain

Last week, when I was talking about balancing honesty and humility in business communication, Stephen...

July 22, 2014

Good Leaders Listen, God Help Me Be Good

A few months ago, I was asked to lead The High Calling through an incredibly...

July 21, 2014

Making Money: Your Money Or Your (Spiritual) Life

It’s nice to make money, isn't it? Now don't give me that look. A healthy...

July 17, 2014

Are You Ready for JIBO the Robotic Spiritual Advisor?

What if technology could help you feel closer to God? Only July 15, Dr. Cynthia...

July 16, 2014

What this Author Has Learned About Success

Last year, I had a nervous breakdown. It was the day after I realized my...

July 15, 2014

I Was an Unpaid Intern for an Oscar-Nominated Director

I stared at the notice on NYU’s job and internship database. It was my second...

July 14, 2014

Finding Life’s Most Fulfilling Work

A single mom with two kids was facing some hard financial times last December. She...

July 11, 2014

[VIDEO] How can a mentor help?

I was recently talking with one my mentors (in ministry). He asked me what God...

July 07, 2014

Five Life-Altering Career Lessons for Young Professionals

My first entry-level professional job paid enough for a decent apartment with a sofa and...

July 04, 2014

What Transformers 4 Taught Me About My Pastor

It was the best of films, it was the worst of films. Transformers 4 opened...

July 03, 2014

[VIDEO] Plug Into Silence

It's the vacation that defines the meaning of vacation for me. Our family went to...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

The Key to a Great Vacation

My friend, Aurelia, and I had planned this holiday for weeks. Busy with our respective...

June 26, 2014

[VIDEO] I Want What They Have

Jealousy. Envy. Coveteousness. Call it what you want. It's rooted in a lack of satisfaction...

June 23, 2014

There Is Always Enough

While I've always loved the smell and shiny packaging of new dreams, they usually choke...

June 20, 2014

[VIDEO] How Do You Define Leadership?

I used to think a leader was the one person in the room with authority...

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