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Feb 18, 2013
Book Review: Undaunted
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About a year ago I learned about an amazing organization called The A21Campaign. Its purpose is to protect victims of human trafficking through rescue, prevention programs and prosecution. Its founder, Christine Caine, tells the story of how she became drawn into this ministry in her book titled Undaunted. While the book opens and closes with stories... Read More + |
Feb 17, 2013
Who Remembers Our Work
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Dr. Charley Gordon is a brain surgeon and author of In Plain Sight. One day, walking the halls of UCLA Medical Center, he spotted a worn, black-and-white photo of the hospital’s founding fathers. Near it was a sticky note: "If you can identify any of these people, call Marge at extension one-two-two." "Think of it," Charley said, "in a few generations,... Read More + |
Feb 15, 2013
Play as Work
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Recreation, simply put, is the grown-up way of saying “play.” Play relieves stress, increases physical and mental fitness, and introduces new ways of learning. And the public is becoming more aware of the benefits of recreation as part of a healthy lifestyle. But in a world filled with “go-getter” attitudes, competitive spirits, and the drive for... Read More + |
Feb 15, 2013
Festival of Faith and Music: April 2013
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We didn't grow up listening to music at home. Grandpa—who we lived with for a while—had a piano that caught our occasional childish fancy, but it slept otherwise. I got my music elsewhere: "praise and worship" at church and jukebox hits at the bar. From an early age, I frequented the latter with Dad, and he let me pick the tunes: "Honky Tonk Women" by... Read More + |
Feb 14, 2013
Love Is a Funhouse Mirror
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Growing up, there was nothing more intriguing—and confusing—than love. It’s supposed to make the world go round, but really, it just made me dizzy. People would fall into it, and then out of it. And to my young ears, every emotional response sounded strangely similar to a stomach ache from eating too much candy. Cradling me in her arms, my mother... Read More + |
Feb 14, 2013
Books on Work: Every Good Endeavor
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A colleague and I were talking about the value of work—why we perceive some work as more important or “worthy” than other work, and how that spills over to the perception that some people are more valuable than others. “We all share the same inherent value,” I said. “Whether we’re the CEO or the janitor, we each have the same inherent value.” “Oh, I... Read More + |
Feb 13, 2013
Honoring God with New Flavors
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When Joe Slawek, CEO of Flavors of North America, accepted Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, he pointed heavenward and told the audience that he, like a certain football player, wanted to “give all the glory and honor and credit to God.” In 1987, Slawek founded Flavors of North America, a chemical development and manufacturing company that... Read More + |
Feb 13, 2013
My First Ash Wednesday
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Editor's Note: Today begins the season of Lent. The editorial staff and readers of TheHighCalling.org bring to this space a diversity of experience with the traditions of this season. Some of us have been observing Lent from before our earliest memory. For others, this may be the first time we've observed Lent. For each of us, in every situation, we... Read More + |
Feb 13, 2013
Five Work Lessons You Can Learn from the Monks
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How many organizations do you know that have lasted a thousand years? I pay occasional visits to one of them – the Trappist order of monks that originated in France in the 11th century. These monks, tucked away in about twenty beautiful, remote monasteries around the United States, live a profoundly counter-cultural life free of laptops, Lindsey Lohan,... Read More + |
Feb 10, 2013
Even the Details of Your Work Have Meaning
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A friend of mine grew up in a great foster family. As an adult, she wanted to know about her earlier childhood with abusive parents—and looked up her files. That's when a surprising hero emerged. Years before, meeting after meeting, the caseworker had typed meticulous reports. Caseworkers are often overworked and unsung, wondering if their tedious work... Read More + |
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Wake Up, O Lord!
Psalm 44:23-24 comes in the context of an extended lament, in which the psalmist accuses God of mistreating his people, even though they have not broken his covenant (v. 17). The lament concludes... Read More +
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