I began my brief career as a nurse, with no vision, apart from survival—my own and that of my patients. Fear drove...
Whether in a job you love, or a job you're filling until something better comes along, feeling the love at work begins with being true to you.
What is the purpose of Christian ministry? What is the purpose of your ministry as one of Christ's ministers? ...
Leaving the refugee camp for the boardroom was a complicated decision.
My friend Jeff is a buttoned-up finance guy in his late thirties who manages a business unit for a corporate behemoth. We attend the same church, and I see him and his wife...
The other day my friend asked a rather blunt and personal question: “Do you think it is God’s will for you to...
For years I served as a teaching pastor at my church, but then left the pastoral team to pursue a calling outside the institutional church.
So often we get tired or bored or frustrated with our work situation, thinking that there is supposed to be a better...
"To me, the win is that every church would have someone whose sole focus is vocation."
It seems that a sense of calling might be less a function of the kind of work you do as much as...
This passage from Ezekiel challenges me to consider how I am using the gifts God has given me. Am I exercising them...
A swanky title is nice, yes. But who you are is a much stronger criterion to build a career upon.
Dee Ann Turner has worked for Chick-fil-A for more than 25 years and currently serves as Vice...
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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...
It’s nice to make money, isn't it? ...
As an ordained minister, I am sometimes asked: “When were you called into the ministry?”
When I was nineteen years old, I wanted more than anything else in the world to become a published songwriter.
Last week I spoke to a group of men at my church on the subject of "Spiritual Engagement at Work."
"All work done well and for God's glory is Christian work." – Dorothy Sayers
