Like any other life-sustaining resource, language can be depleted, polluted, contaminated, eroded, and filled with artificial stimulants. Like any other resource, it needs the protection of those who recognize its value and commit themselves to good stewardship. -- Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn Chandler McEntrye (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2009), 1. A few weeks ago I shared a Celtic Christian prayer for our speech. I subsequently offered the prayer in a number of … [Read more...] about The High Calling of “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”
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Visions of Vocation on Labor Day
https://youtu.be/x4TT5p-v6i4 In celebration of Labor Day and in preparation for Scholar's Call, please take a few minutes to join me in considering how you define/embrace vocation and what resources you've found of particular value (please keep sending suggestions and filling out the writer survey). For inspiration, Steve Garber offers in Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2014): … [Read more...] about Visions of Vocation on Labor Day