benediction – noun | bene·dic·tion | \ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-shən\ : a prayer that asks for God’s blessing NOTE: This week marks my last week as an editor for The High Calling. Along with a dozen or so other editors, I have served as a part-time contractor with The High Calling since 2011. As the organization moves in a new direction, we […] Read more
voice – noun \ˈvȯis\ : the sounds that you make with your mouth and throat when you are speaking, singing, etc. : the ability to speak : the ability to sing __________ “I lost my voice,” I croaked to a small gathering of writers who had come to a workshop Ann Kroeker and I were leading […] Read more
mas·tery – noun \ˈmas-t(ə-)rē\ : knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well : complete control of something __________ I rearrange the items on my magnetic memo board to make room for three new pieces of paper, each a calendar with the next 12 months printed on it, along with my […] Read more
Whether you work at an office, in a field, on an airplane, in a hospital, or at your home, the amount of time you spend working always competes for the time you spend doing other things. Sometimes, people call the tug and pull of that competition “work-life balance,” as though work and life are competing […] Read more
In my personal life, helping others has always had a high priority. Whether it was part of the Midwestern landscape of my youth or a hallmark of the spiritual training from my parents and church, coming early or staying late to set up chairs or wash dishes was just what we did. But in my […] Read more
