Storytelling requires great care and integrity. We talk about telling stories with kindness, authenticity, and a love for God and others.
Sensitive, empathic, introverted? You may be surprised where God calls you. If this describes you or someone you work with, this episode...
Are you letting God shape your plans? How do you know if you're submitting to God’s plan, or trying to fit God...
We explore what the Bible has to say about the purpose of your work with guest Tom Lutz.
The uncertainty of work today may leave you anxious and asking, how can I find meaning in my work? And, can I...
By J.D. Greear. J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. The day after my dad retired...
Have you found your passion at work? That perfect job that excites you to jump out of...
Does your secular work have kingdom impact? Panel and Q&A, with Dave Hataj, Valerie Kosiadi, and John Shen.
Master Sergeant Russ Gehrlein made his career in military service, where he not only discovered God's purposes for his work, he also...
If you can't bear the thought of going to work one day longer, it may be time to re-examine the unique factors...
How can you navigate the tension between people and profit, and what does the Bible have to say about it?
The book of Revelation has lessons about the “big picture” of work that we can apply today.
1. The Situation The author of Ecclesiastes—he calls himself the preacher—sets down his thoughts about life, and...
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the...
“Do what you love and the money will follow.” “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”...
In this video, Alistair Mackenzie of the Theology of Work Project describes his research on how churches equip their members to apply...
This has been an interesting week as we’ve explored the theme of Simplicity at Work.The thoughts, insights, and variety of thought on...
My dad chooses to see work as life-giving instead of soul-draining.
What would it hurt to hide that little book? But to do so, I would have to hide a thousand other things.
Some people are saying these are the end times. Jesus tells us these things aren’t the beginning of the end, they are merely the end of the beginning.
He demonstrates what it means to get a second chance, what it looks like to encounter grace.
Did you see the lunar eclipse of the blood moon? According to ABC News, #bloodmoon was trending on Twitter, and “Blood Moon...
God is our friend, but God is also God.
James’ list hints that there is no inappropriate time to pray. In joy or sorrow, in sickness or sadness, let the one who would pray, pray.
Surrendering our lives to Jesus Christ means owning up to the deep, deep needs in our world. God is truly counting on...
My mom was a Christian, but my dad was not. During junior high, my parents gave me the choice to go to church with my mom or stay home with my dad.
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach was educated and later taught at the London School of Economics and then became dean of the City...
Not all labor has an obvious goal or immediate reward. At times we do things just because it’s our duty, or because it’s right.
Unlike me, my daughter has natural administrative tendencies. I didn’t pass along those genes, but I did pass along one thing.
He walked to the podium and paused. Then he punctured the silence with five words: “We,” he said, “are a temporary substance.”
Now that I am oriented toward God's redeemed future, the course of my life can be set toward that.
As the time approached for me to seriously consider retiring, I discovered something: retirement is not a Biblical concept.
In this important update about The High Calling, Editor Marcus Goodyear shares both sad news and encouragement as we promote being present...
With its fatigue and frustrations, motherhood isn't what Brittany Williams pictured. Still, she says, "This dying—with its endless sacrifices—has led to life. The job is now sweeter than I imagined."
After the loss of his father in a tragic accident, George Barron tells the story of how his mother worked to honor his father's memory by raising their four boys to be men...
A young African man saw the misery around him, and he grew angry. He asked his minister why people had to suffer. He cried, "Why doesn't God do something?"
God reveals himself in the slow and ordinarily commonplace avenues of reality.
Whether we recognize it or not we are always seeking out purpose and we are always manifesting our journey.
Henry Kaestner is Chairman of Sovereign Capital, an investment firm he co-founded in 2011 that focuses on...
How do we find our purpose in life? Do we determine it on our own? Wouldn’t it be better to first understand...
How are we possibly going to be remembered after we die? What’s the point of it all?
Defining the right purposes of every resource—from generic to specific—helps us live out our own right purposes. Sam Van Eman reminds us of God’s call to make right uses of useful stuff. ...
Humanity was (and is) intended to extend the garden of God’s presence throughout the world.
Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are to love God radically and love others radically. How is this love different from every other love?
Everyone is in full- time Christian ministry. Everyone is in God’s business in the marketplace.
She was the only person in the city who could do that work.
The Carnegie name is well known, but who was Andrew Carnegie the man?
We can sometimes trick ourselves into choosing an option that doesn’t suit our gifts or temperament as well as we think.
Sometimes, God calls us to places that feel uncomfortable and risky. Other times we are called to remain where we are to...
A “yes” culture releases people to discover their gifts. At Erica Young Reitz’s college town church, this isn’t just a tagline—it’s really...
For several years, Pastor Michael Catt of Albany, Georgia, was haunted by "if onlys." If only I had a church in Atlanta. If only I had a bigger church.
Some people are called to stay in their church; some are called to go. Lore Ferguson describes how her church encourages both.
Where in your work life do you feel vulnerable or weak?
I want to find God at work in me and through me. I want livelihood.
We've got to be willing to be different, to see how God sees so the world can see Jesus. We've got to...
The true danger in working for Christ is never death. It’s indifference.
You are designed to be like a Geiger counter that is finely tuned to crackle with God’s holy presence and divine power...
We glorify God by being all that we were made to be so we reflect all that he truly is.
Doing your best work, no matter what field you are in, is pleasing to God.
We have plenty of opportunities to treat personal interactions as either transactions...or as opportunities, however brief, for relationships. Which has more to...
How can we think about both the process and product of our work as Christians? Bonnie Wurzbacher thinks we can't ignore the...
Since they’d roomed together in college, Mitch and Steve had traveled separate paths. That’s how Steve saw it. About the time Steve began business school, Mitch entered seminary. You know, “God’s...
What is the job description of a person who is made in the image of God?
Things between Clive Howard and his son Darrell have been spoiling for years now, ever since Darrell proclaimed his intent to leave...
A well-known writer named Wilford Funk loved words. He wrote multiple books to help people increase their word power. ...
Today is the final part of this mini-series responding to the question: What helps you pay attention...
Life doesn't card you at the door. If you have a dream, your age is the best age.
Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins, America's first female shuttle commander, received official word of her history-making assignment while she was at the White House. Here is what Collins said: ...
Three stonemasons were building a cathedral when a stranger wandered by. The first stonemason was toting rocks to a pile, near a wall. “What are you doing?” said the stranger. ...
On my way back to the RV from the campground bathhouse, I found two of my kids and my husband chatting with...
“If I never got to make a living doing what I loved, I'd still do it—for fun and for free.” —Susan E...
“What time is Mom getting off work?” my son asks as I tuck him into bed. ...
Imagine a dense fog blanketing seven city blocks to a depth of one hundred feet. All that fog condensed, scientists say, fills one single water tumbler. And there's a picture of worry: in...
The philosopher Kierkegard gives us a great lesson for life. ...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that "empty words" are those lacking truth. Such words promise life but lead to death. They appear to be wise but lead us in the path of foolishness. ...
A few months ago, a famous person came to our house for a party. My wife works for a community theater that...
In one of their concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 pounds. Theodore Steinway offers proof that out...
Everybody hates paperwork. Imagine facing a stack of 1.4 million reports more than a mile tall. That’s the reality for graders of...
How can we think differently about the ways that our work impacts our communities?
Marlon Hall describes himself as a griot who enjoys telling stories. He uses photography, anthropology, filmmaking, and writing to share stories of...
The alarm buzzes. It’s 2 am. My husband and I rise, silent in the dark. We fumble for our clothes, put on...
Bobby was a farm kid who went into town to see the circus. His father gave him a dollar with instructions to spend it wisely. ...
In what feels now like another lifetime, I was a minister. I’m not a minister anymore but I am called upon from time to time to resurrect that role and speak the words...
I’ve been to places in Africa where having a little extra money meant a mother had enough to buy meat and bread...
"American evangelicals have been rediscovering the precious truth that all honest work serves as a spiritual calling to fruitful and worshipful service," writes Greg Forster on Christianity Today's...
Remember when only the winners got trophies for participating in an activity? Author and researcher Ashley Merryman believes we need to return to that philosophy. In the New York Times, she writes, ...
I loved you instantly, of course. ...
God gave me a vision of her: a woman who wore scarves and laughed a lot. ...
The 4 a.m. wake-up call was early. Too early. But for three men on the hunt for fish, it was a small price to pay. ...
It was a big day for Debbi—the grand opening of her small business. Banking on a cookie recipe, she’d rented a storefront and turned on the lights. And who came in? No one...
Shortly after Jesus began his ministry in Capernaum, he arose early one morning to find an isolated place where he could pray...
Recently, we signed up both of our boys (Wyatt 11, Seth 9) for the University of Virginia Junior Tennis Team camp—six weeks of daily tennis instruction and summer fun. I wanted the boys to receive...
The burden a parent feels in naming their child floated to the top of our collective consciousness this last week, when the...
Jennifer Dukes Lee and her 11-year-old daughter Lydia enjoy passing notes back and forth. Today, they are writing to each other in this space, opening a window into their world.
For me, finding faith was a big thing. But finding purpose and meaning in my faith was even bigger. Transferring that to...
Editorial Note: We think it’s worth revealing a few plot points to consider the power of fatherhood, but please note that you...
"We’ve been told that productivity is all, that rushing is an imperative, that going and doing and pushing define us. But those things aren’t true. God made a world of extraordinary beauty, and.....
It's important to understand that in the creation narrative, before sin ever entered into the world, Adam was to tend the garden.
St. Charles Borromeos was one night with a group of people playing chess. This was a social evening; they sat playing chess. And somebody injected into the conversation that evening, "If you were...
For Christians, everything matters, because we believe that God is at work in our world...and in our lives.
The Upper Crust Café in Rockwall is a pure Texas gem—owned by Margie and Bill Orgain and known for fabulous bread pudding. "The best bread pudding on the planet," their motto says. And...
On a recent Friday, my 9-year-old stepson was home from school while both my husband and I were working in the home office. Between running reports and sending emails, I made toast and baked...
My husband and I will be married eighteen years this summer, and it's been an exhilarating--and sometimes exhausting--ride. When we first got engaged--back in '94 (or as my sons call it, the Dark...
Before I gave birth, I had children—a different crew of kids every night, assigned to me by the nurse in charge. I had a few favorites. We all did, although we liked to...
Faith doesn't always provide us with a simple, five-step path to the job of our dreams. What it does provide us is...
In an article for The Gospel Coaltion, High Calling community member Paul Rude recounts an interview he heard on a Christian talk show, in which a "superstar" Christian and the host seemed to...
If you want to improve your mind, take a walk. The medical journal Neurology released a study that shows walking helps delay some of the worst ravages of aging—both for body and mind...
Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, and founded the Disney Empire. Once someone asked him, "How does it feel to be a celebrity?" ...
A friend of mine visited Plimoth Plantation, a re-creation of the village built by English Puritan settlers. Costumed role players take on the names, viewpoints, and life histories of real people...
Transcript Janice took a risk and told her boss the truth: his “big idea” for increased sales was a dud. It actually distracted the field staff from what did work. And numbers were...
Doug Barr of Goodwill of Southern California doesn't judge based on "What do you do?"
Jack was ready to quit—and justified in wanting out. Ineffective boss. Deadweight coworkers. No recognition. A struggling business. He dashed off a blistering resignation by email...then hit the ...
Being a Mom... is a high and holy calling. Never underestimate your work.
This MBA student complains that work in business is not often seen as 'theologically okay.' But it should be.
Transcript He was an immigrant’s kid from Omaha. And from the start, his life was show biz. Vaudeville...then the New York stage. But it took decades to land a Hollywood studio screen test...
Scott was known at the office for his work at church. Just one thing: he sometimes played his “religious” card to get out of work at the office. ...
Transcript There was the right way...the wrong way...and Rick’s way. In every case, it had better be Rick’s way. Which is why Rick found it increasingly hard to recruit others to his projects...
Transcript Ever hear of Bethany Hamilton? By age 13, she was a world-class surfer. That was before a shark, without warning, appeared and bit off her entire left arm. The loss of blood...
As spiritual beings, we are each on a quest to find a greater purpose and meaning in our lives. ...
Transcript Laura had one of “those" jobs: a workplace hostile to her faith. She had a boss who called Christians phonies. And coworkers who delighted in creating opportunities for her to turn the...
“We want to live off the grid,” she tells me. ...
“How often in your lifetime will the farm right next to yours come up for sale? Not more than once or twice.”
Transcript Judy wanted most in life to serve the Lord! Should she quit her full-time job for full-time ministry? She earnestly asked God to show her what to do. The next week, in...
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My wife and I took a trip to Nantucket recently to celebrate our anniversary. We walked the cobble-stoned streets, toasted champagne on the beach, indulged in a couple’s massage, and took a sailing...
Transcript At Kent’s new job, he was warned that Dave "didn’t fit in." And it was true. Dave wasn’t into sports, like the others. Or into cars, like the others. And, unlike "the...
My friend Wayne Oates was professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Back in the '70s, he wrote a book called Confessions of a Workaholic:...
Saving a life is no game—or is it? Orrin Hudson believes the game of chess rescued him. He was in high school and running with a dead-end crowd when a teacher challenged him...
Last week I spoke to a group of men at my church on the subject of "Spiritual Engagement at Work."
Throughout my life as a Christian, I’ve heard people speak of God as the potter and us as the clay. Almost always, the point of this analogy is God’s forming us to be...
Some years ago, Henry Nouwen died of a heart attack. He was a Catholic priest and psychologist best known for his book The Wounded Healer. Those words, "wounded healer," speak volumes. In our...
Glenda Hatchett is best known as the Emmy nominated host of Judge Hatchett, a television court show that aired from 2000-2008 and...
David composed Psalm 57 when he was surrounded by his enemies, who were like “fierce lions” (57:4). Thus he cried out to...
In an old sitcom, the running gag was a mechanic saying to his boss, "It's not my job." The expression became popular for shirking responsibility.
A hard, cold winter greeted the Pilgrims who reached Plymouth Rock in 1620. Miles Standish was Military Captain for the Colony and one of the few to escape illness. His wife, Rose, was less...
In the Garden of Eden, Adam sinned—then he hid. And God called, "Adam, where are you?" Remember the game "hide and seek"? Mark Roberts, our director at Laity Lodge, hears echoes of that...
Psalm 20 is a prayer for the king of Israel. In this prayer, the psalmist asks God to grant the desires of the king’s heart and to make all of his plans succeed...
Yesterday I focused on what it means for a church to be missional. Today I’d like to get more personal. What would it mean for you and for me to be missional Christians...
A man vacationing in Hawaii noticed that the colors of the daily rainbows always appeared in the same order. Why? He Googled his question. Soon, he was watching a video of Professor Walter...
In the 1920s, pastor Bates Burt didn't understand his son Alfred's fascination with new, unsettling jazz.. But he supported it—even letting him practice drums in the rectory attic!
Nick Vujicic tells his story. The morning of December 4, 1982, moments after his birth, they laid him in his mother's arms. She held a blunt torso. Her firstborn had no arms or legs.
Charles Lamb once wrote a cynical little poem about work. Listen closely:Who first invented work and bound the free And holy-day rejoicing Spirit down? . . . Sabbath-less Satan. But those words are...
Have you changed jobs or even your profession . . . more than once? You’re not alone.
John D. Rockefeller, with his brother and two others, founded Standard Oil in 1870. By the 1880s, he controlled more than 90 percent of the U.S oil refinery business.What drove Rockefeller—this...
Transcript In 1982, Tom Peters published an instant business classic called In Search of Excellence. I don't know if he coined the term "out of the box," but he certainly thought that way...
The Simon Cowell you know from American Idol also judges a TV show called Britain's Got Talent. During auditions, a Carphone Warehouse manager appeared in a frumpy suit. He timidly announced...
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots won three Super Bowls with his team, but that wasn't enough. Speaking on 60 Minutes, he said, "I have three Super Bowl rings, and still I think...
My friend Earl Palmer once visited a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. When it came time to go, he boarded a small plane. The young pilot described what their launch by catapult would feel like.
In the late sixties, Pete Seeger recorded a hit song called "Turn! Turn! Turn!" The words are from the Bible. The third chapter of Ecclesiastes says, "For everything there is a time and...
I don't know about you, but I don't play football anymore. I used to love to play football. But at 62, football is not exactly my thing. I watch the Dallas Cowboys play...
There is a plan, and we are here because we are in the process of surrendering to that plan. And that plan is making you into the poetry of God, the masterpiece of...
In the parable of the talents, Jesus says the people most likely to fail him are the one-talent people. The five- and ten-talent people both did well, but the one-talent man buried his...
I want us to think for a minute about the potential of the ordinary. And to realize with Moses the lesson of the burning bush—that you are in a holy place all day...
Elton Trueblood loved to say that when Jesus told us, "Go into all the worlds and preach the gospel" (Matt. 28:16-20), he did not mean that just geographically. He didn't mean just go...
Bob is a nationally known journalist who once peddled his own column, newspaper by newspaper, to get it syndicated. Whenever he visited new towns or cities, Bob met with the local editors to...
The further I go in the Christian life, the less I'm bored. Christianity is not a way of doing special things. It's...
When Regina Benjamin graduated from med school, and hung her shingle in a poor fishing village, her friends thought she was nuts! ...
Walt Disney said, “Somehow I can't believe there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret,” Walt said, “can...
The famous author and ad man, James D. Woolfe, once told Forbes magazine about his first lesson in job-hunting. ...
During a country church service, a man leapt up and cried, "Lord, use me!" The startled pastor tolerated the outburst and returned to his sermon. ...
The most popular entertainer in Las Vegas is Danny Gans. Danny's a singer, comedian, and impressionist. His shows pack people into the twelve-hundred-seat theater that bears his name. Although...
Stanley Marcus finished college and was working in the family department store. A customer in a small Texas town wrote to request baby ducks—Easter gifts for his sons. Young Mr. Marcus priced...
Educated in London and living a life of privilege, Christiane, along with her family, fled Iran in 1979 after the fall of the Shah, and she was forced to support herself. So she studied journalism...
Peggy Wehmeyer, of the World Vision Report, recently interviewed Ryan Hreljac. When he was six, Ryan cried after hearing that African children had no wells for fresh drinking water. By age nine...
Are you willing to offer up what you do every day as a prayer to God?
In his book, Lucky Man, actor Michael J. Fox tells the story of his battle with Parkinson's disease. Just after surgery to still the tremors in his left hand, he noticed new tremors...
I was 14 when I made my first speech without using notes.
Major Applewhite was starting quarterback at the University of Texas. As a sophomore, he was Big 12 co-offensive player of the year. He held or shared 40 school records. Yet Major Applewhite...
Author Roger Kahn wrote The Boys of Summer and other sports best-sellers, but he hated the “sportswriter” tag. One day, Kahn was sent to interview the famous writer Robert Frost, who said exactly...
Remember the story of Joseph, the spoiled son—sold into slavery, who became the number two leader of all Egypt, the model business manager? As a young slave, Joseph soon oversaw his master’s...
What does it really mean to exercise "dominion"?
Why are we called to "be fruitful and multiply"?
God's original call to people to work occurred in Genesis.
Because of the fall, our work is even more important to God's plan for the world.
In what is called the Table of Nations, Genesis 10 traces first the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 10:2-5), then the descendants of...
The Lord gives detailed instructions for setting up the tent of meeting, the location of his presence with Israel. The tent of...
The Book of Esther begins with King Ahasuerus (known to history outside the Bible as Xerxes) throwing a lavish party to display...
Book 4 begins with the somber Psalm 90. “You turn us back to dust…our years come to an end like a sigh”...
God executes justice for the oppressed (Ps. 146:7a). So do we, when we work according to God’s commandments, by God’s grace. God gives food to the hungry (Ps 146:7b). So do we. God...
Work is the core activity explored in Ecclesiastes. It is generally called “toil,” (Heb. amal) which indicates the hardship of work. The...
What are we to make of this mix of good and ill, meaning and vanity, action and ignorance, which the Teacher finds in life and work? Work is a “chasing after wind,” as...
Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
In Jeremiah chapter 29, the prophet draws attention to God’s intention that his people's work should bless and serve the communities around...
The work of Christians in their faithfulness to God is intended for the good of everyone.
Nearly thirty years have elapsed between chapters two and three. John the Baptist reveals Jesus’ true identity as the Son of God...
Following the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers that people who receive these blessings matter: You are...
Not only are we to ask God for our daily provision, but we also are warned against stockpiling material wealth and other...
One of Jesus’ most significant parables regarding work is set in the context of investments (Matt. 25:14-30). A rich man delegates the...
Jesus’ final teaching in this section examines how we treat those in need. In this account, when Jesus returns in his glory...
The Great Commission is to “make disciples,” not merely to “win converts.”
The healing of the man at the pool of Bethsaida brings to the surface a controversy familiar from Matthew, Mark, and Luke...
The next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the gospel of...
Although God’s grace has come into the world to bring reconciliation and justice, there are still evil spiritual powers at work opposing...
Giving God Glory at Work (Video) What does it mean to be a “slave” of God’s grace in our places of work...
God's restoring work involves human beings both as recipients of grace and as participants in the work.
Among the practical exhortations in Ephesians 4–6, two passages deal specifically with work-related concerns. The first has to do with the purpose...
James applies both of his underlying principles as a warning against favoritism toward the rich and powerful...
James returns to the principle that work must serve the needs of others. His words in the beginning of chapter 5 are...
In the opening line of his letter, Peter addresses his readers as “exiles . . . who have been chosen” (1 Pet...
Use this book and the questions at the end of each chapter to spark discussion about calling.
I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us . . . have jobs that...
One of the fundamental desires we humans have is the desire for significance. We want – we need – our lives to count for something. This is a longing that increases as we...
The book of Esther in the Bible provides a fascinating true-life contrast to Warren Schmidt.
Esther is not alone in her experience of divine destiny. Down through the ages countless men and women have risen to the...
God made all of us for a purpose. That’s why there is a yearning in our hearts to live significantly.
It should be plain from what we’ve already said that discovering your SoulPurpose means more than just finding the one perfect job that fits you best. We’re on about something that gives cohesion...
In order to grow and maintain a clear sense of SoulPurpose for yourself, we believe you need five particular components in your...
Now, let’s put all that together. In our SoulPurpose our plans will be connected into God’s plans, so that we are part of his wider purposes. Our role will be mainly dictated by...
A personal meditation If the level of meaning and significance in life was a scale of 1-10, with Warren Schmidt being 1 (almost no sense of significance) and Esther and Winston Churchill 1...
Discovering your SoulPurpose is an expedition into unchartered territory. Through the following pages you will explore a wide range of issues. But always the focus will be on how you will discover and...
The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger...
“God has a wonderful plan for your life,” declares a well-known tract. The lesson is, it seems, that we need to find...
So what is God’s purpose for us? Fundamental to this is the concept of God’s will. Bruce Waltke suggests that God’s will is for you “to be a mature man or woman of...
Decision-making is a relationship issue First and foremost, decision-making for the Christian is a relationship issue. Often the reason we have so many problems discerning God’s leading is that we just aren’t close...
Personal reflection Think back to the last major decision you made in your life. How did you come to your decision? What...
Every time a person does something that they experience as enjoyable or satisfying and done well, they reveal a certain pattern of...
Doing the above autobiographical exercise and making your own analysis will be easier for some than others. Many of us, for a...
While there are a number of appropriate personality questionnaires or inventories in this area, one widely used among career and human resource...
A structure for using this chapter personally If you have access to some personality information about yourself like the MBTI, think about...
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Wayne’s misery There are always things...
God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit…Each person is given something to do that shows...
If you’re not living your values, whose values are you living? (Michael Henderson) Values Susan, Mike and Dion are preparing a seminar...
Clarifying Our Values, Passions And Desires Together, values, passions and desires are closely related to our SoulPurpose...
When you spend time examining your work/career, it is possible that so many issues arise for you...
Phew! That’s been a whole lot to digest over these past few chapters. We hope the numerous exercises and questions have begun...
Time is a dressmaker specialising in alterations. –Faith Baldwin “What do you want to be when you grow up?” According to Paula...
Erik Erikson wrote that the major crisis of adolescence is the forging of an identity. This identity can be expressed as the...
Adolescence is not the only time in our lives when identity development and the search for SoulPurpose come to the fore. It also occurs at other stages, especially midlife. The period of midlife...
In the third age, people have the opportunity to retire – and also, often, to stay in paid employment, perhaps part-time. Retirement can be couched in either very negative or overly optimistic terms...
Not only do we develop physically, mentally, emotionally and socially through different stages of our lives, but we also grow spiritually. So it’s important to reflect on how our faith develops through the...
The exercises and questions below are designed to help you consider your own development and its impact on where and how you...
It’s on the journey, in the desert, through the catastrophe and grief, that we become open to God reorienting us.
So how can we best handle the uncertainty of change? Just knowing that most transitions comprise the three different experiences (endings, a...
By the grace of God I am who I am. How then can I, as the unique person God has made me...
If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb...
Careerism versus Calling When most of us think about the “working week” we have been conditioned to think in terms of careers and occupations. Our work as doctors, teachers, mechanics, retail assistants, human...
9 case studies for Christian lawyers to discuss with biblical insight.
How can a church integrate workplace issues into a normal structure of weekly preaching and small groups? This integrated series can serve as a model. The Ruth series, piloted by Reservoir Church in...
Full Christianity: Doing, Thinking, and Being (Click here to read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling Mark Roberts considers how...
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