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We hope The High Calling helps Christians understand the purpose of our daily work. All work, not just our jobs, is given to us by God. The question for each of us then is how do I go about my daily activities—my work—in a way that pleases God and reveals Him to others? Much of the content of this website is about personal principles that shape our...

Somebody sent me a link to a blog about God that eventually led me to The Philosophers Magazine Online. At this magazine, an exercise called "Do-It-Yourself Deity" caught my attention. It's a poll that lists eight possible attributes of God and invites readers to select the attributes they believe to be true about God. The list consists of eight...

• Where is God working in my life? • How do I discern what direction I should take? • What resources should I use? These questions help us find God amid the ordinary circumstances of life. Asking questions like these is called theological reflection. It lends itself well to journal writing and blogging. We should think about our responsibility...

"Never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." —Winston Churchill Thoughts of bombing raids and the relentless struggles of the British people come to mind whenever this quote is evoked in its...

What motivates you in your work? Can you identify a driving force in your work? These questions came up in a discussion at work recently. I hadn't thought about these questions in years, but I do remember at an early age being driven by what I perceived as slights. In elementary school I felt like the coach overlooked me for athletic recognition. I told...

Parallel conversations frustrate me. They usually go something like this. Someone calls to talk to me about a project I'm working on. As they give their impressions of my project, I realize they've misunderstood the details. Naturally, I try to clarify the details. Meanwhile this person ignores my clarification and continues with their point. Finally, I...

Any discussion of postmodernism smacks of pseudo-intellectualism. Not that I am opposed to pseudo-intellectualism. I engage in it regularly. But in this instance, I think the most help for the church is to frame the discussion in light of the Great Awakening. I'm not suggesting we just call the current movement something like "the Postmodern Awakening...

Evangelicals in particular seem to define postmodernism as a shift away from rationalism, secularism, and scientific certainty. We can all agree that the Enlightenment is over. Its strong influence on American culture, politics, and religion is fading. We are in a period of ambiguity, but it will be up to historians to classify this era. New philosophies...

A colleague recently asked me about postmodernism. He was trying to put into perspective what he'd heard at a conference and how it informed his own position. We were catching up in his office, and he asked me, "What do think of postmodernism?" Here's what I know about postmodernism. It is principally an architectural term that has been used in multiple...

Throughout my life, I've struggled to find peace in my work. When I graduated from college, I began my teaching and coaching career. But I knew education was not where I was meant to be. Don't get me wrong. I loved coaching. It is teaching at its best. There is individual instruction, team cohesion, and regular evaluations. My reasons for leaving the...