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October 2014

October 27, 2014

Serving God in the Business of Death

Caleb Wilde is that rare breed of death writer who doesn't write about death from...

October 25, 2014

Turning the Workplace, Classroom, and Marketplace Into Sanctuaries

"Growing up on the farms you learn that you take care of your place first,...

October 21, 2014

Holy Routines

“Give us this day our daily bread.” Jesus told us to make this bold and...

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....

August 2014

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

[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 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 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 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 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...

June 17, 2014

The (Unofficial) Tony Gwynn Guide to Being Awesome

Baseball fans everywhere are mourning the loss this week of one of MLB's greatest players,...

June 16, 2014

God Calls Us to Be Leaders Wherever We Are

My wife Debra and I were sitting on a park bench overlooking a small lake....

June 13, 2014

[VIDEO] Multitasking

We ALL have lots going on. But where do you draw the line? Which side...

June 09, 2014

Three Things to Do When Your Career Hurts You

by Claire Burge I am eating a peach. I notice the white flesh that is...

June 06, 2014

Building the Millennium Falcon (or How to Be Iconic)

Okay, so some of you (like me) are geeking out over this. While others are...

June 05, 2014

[VIDEO] What is your responsibility to the greater community?

Dwaine Massey says, "I think it's important for us to be representatives of Christ, to...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

[VIDEO] Why Should I Observe the Sabbath?

It's become counter-cultural for us, hasn't it? This idea of stopping and resting isn't part...

May 19, 2014

The Rest of Your Life

by Ed Gungor Learning to work well is great, but working well is not sufficient...