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May 13, 2013
Community Post: Just Look at Me (Encouragement for the Highly Distractible Writer--and Others)
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When my sons were toddlers, they were so easily distracted (look: a squirrel!) that I often knelt down and gently placed my hands on their cheeks to help them listen. “Look at me,” I’d say, waiting until their eyes met mine. Then I asked them, “What did Mommy say?” Lately, I’ve felt God kneeling down, kindly pressing His hands to my cheeks. “Look... Read More + |
May 12, 2013
Walter the Stocker
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Some while ago, we were opening a large supermarket in Corpus Christi, which was the headquarters of our company at the time. And everything was going along well. Many people were coming to see the store and the business was good, and I was busy as a little bee, making sure that everything was going right. But I was afraid that we might begin to run... Read More + |
May 11, 2013
Looking for a Job? Clean Up Your Social Media
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About nine in 10 hiring managers say they look at social media sites when they screen job applicants, according to one poll by Reppler. And 69% of them have turned someone down for a job based on what they saw. Indeed, social media can count in your favor, if you use it in a professional manner. CitiGroup Women and Co.. Read More + |
May 10, 2013
On the Shoulders of Others
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In the article The Misery of Mentoring Millenials, BusinessWeek writer Marina Khidekel suggested, "For a new generation of workers, the idea of seeking out a single career confidant is…old-fashioned…." Old-fashioned? Initially, this struck me as insulting. But I’m 40. My young professional (YP) days occurred years ago. So I considered that maybe... Read More + |
May 9, 2013
Six Ideas on How to Lead Congregations to Integrate Work and Discipleship
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“How can we create a congregation where work and discipleship are truly integrated?” This is a question I am hearing more often, even though much has been written about a theology of work in recent years. Pastors and church leaders are looking for a programmatic strategy. I don’t think there is one. Programs can be an effective response to... Read More + |
May 8, 2013
"How Do You View Giving and Receiving Criticism?" - Boyd Clarke
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If you're not being criticized, you're probably not pushing the envelope. Read More + |
May 8, 2013
Be the Best (Insert Your Name Here) You Can Be
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Last week I attended a meeting where a very famous sports broadcaster gave a motivational speech. Generally, I am not very motivated by motivational speakers. This gentleman, however, was sufficiently non-motivating in a way that was actually inspiring. Let me explain. Rather than hyping up the audience with animated clichés and pithy anecdotal... Read More + |
May 7, 2013
#THClive with the Theology of Work Project
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The Theology of Work (TOW) Project exists to help people explore what the Bible and the Christian faith can contribute to ordinary work. What does the Bible say about work? When faced with this question, many Christians are left with silence and blank stares. They’ve likely never heard a sermon or read a book on what the Bible teaches about work.... Read More + |
May 6, 2013
When Women Stop Competing and Share
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"I used to feel like I was pretty weird because I didn’t think the way my culture told me girls were supposed to think...I didn’t know a lot of women who felt compelled to write just to make sense of life, who couldn’t manage to pretend they didn’t have anything important to say, who were determined to leave a mark on the world rather than simply let the... Read More + |
May 6, 2013
It Begins With the Leap
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Michelle Derusha is one The High Calling Network’s more enjoyable bloggers. She has a journalist’s eye, a theologian’s brain, and a mystic’s sensitivity. She recently wrote about “Leaping.” When she moved to Nebraska, she leaped into faith in Christ. Then she leaped into writing. More recently, she’s leaped into public speaking. “At some point... 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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