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Jan 5, 2012

Best of 2011 Community

Sandra Sims

Each week our editors read dozens of insightful articles from writers who belong to our network.  Listed below are some of the most popular posts from the past year. To select other articles that have been selected by our editors, head over to the High Calling Community page. There's room for you at our table too....

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Dec 28, 2011

Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

Bradley J. Moore

Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months ago. Being the self-centered and aloof person that I am, I usually don’t give much thought when it comes to these things. But for some odd reason, I got it in my head that I was going to turn over a new leaf and show generosity and a welcoming spirit to these...

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Aug 27, 2011

Saltshakers in the City

Marlon Hall

I recently got a call from the founder of the Houston Palestine Film Festival. She asked our church, The Awakenings Movement, to partner with them by bringing Awakenings and local Palestinian poets together in the festival’s “Spoken Word” segment....

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Aug 24, 2011

Community Post: Farther Along

Billy Coffey

What if everything changed, and suddenly, "I love you" were the only words you could say? Writer Billy Coffey shares a beautiful story about what it means when life is reduced to its most fundamental level.

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Aug 19, 2011

SXSW 2012: We Need Your Votes!

Marcus Goodyear

For SXSW 2012, we have proposed a session titled "Embrace Your Inner Super Villain," and we need your votes. Every super villain has minions. Every godfather has lackeys. Every rockstar has groupies. If you want to build your micro-empire, you’ll need them too (though we hope you’ll use your powers for good and not evil)....

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Aug 19, 2011

Growth? What Growth?

Jonathan Dodson

The word “grow” is used for all kinds of things. We talk about growing our gardens, growing our savings, growing our leadership, the growth of our children, the growth of our business or ministry, and even our own spiritual growth. The Importance of Growth Spiritual growth also is a pervasive theme in the Bible....

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Aug 1, 2011

Community Post: Pulling Weeds

Amy Sullivan

Network blogger Amy Sullivan routinely writes about fun and creative ways a family can serve God by serving others. Join Amy as she visits a woman celebrating her 92nd birthday.

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Jun 22, 2011

The Caller

Michelle DeRusha

He leaves garbled, incoherent messages punctuated by long pauses and throat-clearing on the answering machine. It’s an elderly man with the wrong number. I stand next to the telephone, but I don’t pick up. “He sure is persistent,” I joke to my husband, Brad, the third time the phone rings....

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Dec 22, 2010

Do We Need to Be Here?

Ann Kroeker

"Thank you for sharing this video clip," said a Simple Country Girl. "It's very timely, as I am going though a murky bit and wondering if I ‘need’ to be out here in cyberspace....

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Aug 27, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love a Pilgrimage?

Kami Rice

For all its solitary-traveler glory, pilgrimage is communal.

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