Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion and dynamism lived out as a response to his summons and service. —Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003), 4, 29. As some of you know (may even remember), 5 years ago I became the Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). What a privilege it has been to be part of … [Read more...] about Next Steps for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) — Part 1
The Call
Best Books on Calling and Vocation?
I recently wrote about themes of calling and vocation in Chaim Potok's My Name Is Asher Lev. This got me to thinking: What are the best books on calling and vocation? Here are a few that occur to me. What books would you add to the list? These below are all Christian nonfiction books, but novels, secular guides, poetry, anything, is welcome as suggestions. Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life One of the classics on calling and vocation, this book is made up of … [Read more...] about Best Books on Calling and Vocation?
Finding Calcutta: Find yourself in doing, not criticizing
Questions on the table: What are the spiritual principles for our attitude and our actions in pursuing God's calling? How are attitude, action and audience part of our calling? The Attitude of the Called Our eyes and our heart should be on our God. Criticism and cynicism do not have a place in our calling. Mother (Teresa) believed that criticism weakens our will to obey, and that our will is the only thing that God will not take from us. Mother Teresa wrote to her sisters, "It is much easier to … [Read more...] about Finding Calcutta: Find yourself in doing, not criticizing
Do You Have a Mission Statement? Part II
Introduction Since I only had one respondent to Do You Have a Mission Statement?, maybe this topic is even more important than I thought (or maybe it's been overdone. Feel free to comment on this topic if you desire). As you may remember, I'm sharing my notes from a presentation by a physician who spoke to the PSU-Hershey Christian Medical Society. Good material! My purpose is to stimulate conversation/thought on: “Do you have a personal mission statement? If so, how did you come about one? Was this a part … [Read more...] about Do You Have a Mission Statement? Part II