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Confronting the Chaos

Today’s post from Brett McCracken is part ofHinneh: a blog series on vocation and calling. If you’d rather read all the posts from the series in a short ebook, the writers have generously made it available for free. You can download a PDF copy here, or downloads in Epub (most tablets/e-readers) and Mobi (Kindle) formats are available as well. To receive the rest of the series in your inbox, sign up here.

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I work in the marketing department of a Christian university, producing brochures, web...

The Playground Parable

Today’s post from Natasha Metzler is part ofHinneh: a blog series on vocation and calling. If you’d rather read all the posts from the series in a short ebook, the writers have generously made it available for free. You can download a PDF copy here, or downloads in Epub (most tablets/e-readers) and Mobi (Kindle) formats are available as well. To receive the rest of the series in your inbox, sign up here.

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There once was a father who had two daughters. He loved them both equally and wanted t...

Form and Function

Today’s post from Hannah Anderson is part ofHinneh: a blog series on vocation and calling. If you’d rather read all the posts from the series in a short ebook, the writers have generously made it available for free. You can download a PDF copy here, or downloads in Epub (most tablets/e-readers) and Mobi (Kindle) formats are available as well. To receive the rest of the series in your inbox, sign up here.

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If you wandered through the Laurel Highlands in southwestern Pennsylvania, you might st...

The Two Pitfalls of a Calling from God

Today’s post begins Hinneh: a blog series on vocation and calling. If you’d rather read all the posts from the series in a short ebook, the writers have generously made it available for free. You can download a PDF copy here, or downloads in Epub (most tablets/e-readers) and Mobi (Kindle) formats are available as well. To receive the rest of the series in your inbox, sign up here.

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Sometime in high school how I thought about life changed in a dramatic way. All throughout childhood and even m...

Hinneh: a three-part series on vocation and calling

All throughout our lives the question, “Lord what would you have me do?” is continually asked. This question is asked of life’s biggest and smallest steps, but the answer is often difficult to come by.

Whether deciding on a career, a college degree program, a marriage, a place to live, or who to share a meal with next Friday night, life is chock-full of questions needing God’s help and direction.

Despite having found a career, a wife, and a home, I still find myself asking the question “Lor...

Dear Church, Old People Matter

In the process of watching hundreds of music videos of church songs for worshipsongs.me, I realized that the overwhelming majority of the people in the videos are35 years old and younger. Here’s just a few different examples.

The church has long had an obsession with youth culture in its attempt to stay “relevant,” and in the process the people deemed by each church to be “old” are relegated to nursing home status—we’ll visit you a few times a year, but otherwise just stay out of the way.

I c...

Transformed Not Performed

One of the over-arching themes in my bookWhy Holiness Mattersis the idea that holiness is not something we attain, it is a gift imparted to us through the work of Christ. In the book I described holiness as the outward reality of an inward affection. Meaning holiness isn’t first new behaviors, it’s a transformed heart.

Taking this a step further, it is the purity of Jesus which is extended to those who choose to follow Him. Often I hear people describe holiness in terms of behavior, but holin...

Please Pray For Me

My Facebook feed is full of people asking for prayer. I know plenty of people who ask for prayer regarding every life event. I know others who share a few new prayer requests every time they come to their small group.

“My brother is looking for a job. Please pray for him.” Or,

“Our dog has been ill for a few days, please pray for her.” Or,

“I can tell I have a cold coming on, please pray for me.”

You’re already anticipating my banter and angst against this. Let me slow your roll.

The Good

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Empowering the Church For Faith at Work

I’m spending the day at Redeeming Work in Portland, a conversation hosted by Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, focused on the intersection of faith and work. I’m excited to announce (in a few weeks) a few things that will be happening here next month in a similar vein as this. Subscribe here to be notified about that.

Check out my post from earlier today if you’d like to see notes from sessions 1 and 2. Here’s sessions 3 and 4:

AJ Sherrill Equipping the Saints: Empowering the Church Fo...

Identity Expressed Through Work, Not Achieved Through Work

I’m spending the day at Redeeming Work in Portland. A conversation hosted by Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, focused on the intersection of faith and work. This is a subject of passion for me after meeting with so many who hate their jobs and see no kingdom fulfillment in them. But I’m also here in preparation for a few things that will be happening here next month, subscribe here to be notified about that.

I’ll be sharing a few posts throughout the day, as I’m able. Check out Leade...