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Matt Milam II posted this fantastic video over at his highcallingblogs site. (Matt is also on blogger.) Matt and his folks are spending the summer having church in the Blue Sky Cathedral. I...
About forty years ago, the church rediscovered its identity as the body of Christ. Millions of Christians were thrilled to realize that they had an essential role in their churches. Renewal came to...
In yesterday’s reflection, we focused on the amazing truth that “God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God.” Yet there’s another phrase in that thought.
I have been living on devotional snacks lately, thirty minutes here, fifteen there.
J. I. Packer is a Board of Governors' Professor in Theology at Regent College; Vancouver, BC. He is author of many books...
In 1814 an American lawyer, held on a Royal Navy vessel, viewed Britain’s assault on Baltimore.
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...
Explore what the Bible says about God's calling and your work.
Calling begins with the call to follow Christ. All other callings, including the call to work and particular types of work, flow from this primary calling. The Bible has much to say about...
In the Bible, the word “call” is used most often to refer to God's initiative to bring...
God created you as a worker, and he commands you to work, even if he doesn’t mail you a specific job offer.
Although we are focusing on God’s call to work, work is only one element of life. God calls us to belong to Christ in every element of our lives. Colossians 3:17 Whatever you...
At this point, we are now able to delve into the possibility of God’s guidance to a particular task, job, career or type of work. We have seen that: Everyone is called to...
With the understanding that the ultimate image of calling in the Bible is the calling to follow Jesus, we are ready to...
The first consideration is the needs of the world. The single strongest indicator of what God wants you to do is probably your awareness of what needs to get done to make the...
The second consideration is your skills and gifts. The Bible says that God gives people gifts for accomplishing the work he wants them to do, and it names some of the gifts and...
Finally, the Bible says that your truest or deepest desires are also important to God. Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm...
These three considerations — the needs of the world, your skills and gifts, and your truest desires — are guides, but they are not absolutes. For one thing, in a fallen world, you...
A call to ministry or church work is no more sacred than a call to other types of work.
If God leads or guides people to their work, could it ever be legitimate to change jobs? Wouldn’t that be rejecting God’s guidance to the work you already have? Martin Luther, the 16th...
