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April 2014

April 05, 2014

What if God is calling me to do something I don’t want to do?

"Don’t make the mistake of trying to force those around you to do what God...

April 04, 2014

Twenty centuries of Christian writing on vocation

What am I going to do with my life? is a question that young people...

April 01, 2014

Work as a means to social shalom

Check out this video from the website of Redeemer Presbyterian's Center for Faith and Work,...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Celebrating the work of mothers

In our celebration of work — the dignity it brings, the service it provides, the...

March 24, 2014

Poverty and the vocation of business

Is the vocation of business the main support of civil society's institutions?

March 08, 2014

How is failure part of life?

What happens when your journey takes you to unexpected places?

March 05, 2014

Christians are expected to work

Christians are not necessarily expected to earn money, but to work to support themselves, their...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Vocation: the holy grail of corporate America

Five hundred billion dollars. That’s how much economists estimate the US economy loses every year...

February 15, 2014

Vocation-driven church

"I deeply believe the church's work in the world, beyond liturgy and evangelism, involves empowering...

January 2014

January 25, 2014

Blooming where you are planted

"You can “bloom” whether you work in a secular or Christian setting. It’s imperative that...

January 23, 2014

“Catching Fire” and the call to freedom

In Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins suggests that however a tyranny exercises its dominion--through pleasure or...

December 2013

December 26, 2013

Offering God the products of human labor

The items we produce—leather and cloth, dishes and plates, construction materials, lesson plans, financial forecasts,...

December 14, 2013

Work as worship

Pastors, missionaries and evangelists have a call from God. What about you? Can you work...