Calling and Career
Discover, clarify and live out what God designed you to do
Tear Down This Wall
https://www.lausanne.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/098.pdfOn June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan called on Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. In the same way, we're calling for another wall to be torn down, the wall separating faith and work--but more than...
Working for God: The Story of R. G. LeTourneau and the University He Founded
This fresh, compelling pictorial biography of R. G. LeTourneau reveals stories never before told about the engineering genius whose giant earth-moving machines helped win WW II and build the highway infrastructure of America. He became the best-known Christian Businessman in the 20th...
Leadership Lessons from Nehemiah
We can learn much about leadership by studying the lives of Bible characters. Previously in our series we have learned from Jesus and Joseph. Today, we’ll look at leadership lessons from Nehemiah. Hand Me Another Brick, written by Charles Swindoll, was one of the books about Nehemiah I read...
Leadership Lessons from the Life of David
We can learn much about leadership by studying the lives of Bible characters. Previously in our “Leadership Lessons from the Bible” series we have learned from Jesus , Joseph, Nehemiah and the Apostle Paul. Today, we’ll look at leadership lessons from the life of David. Like all leaders,...
Your Next Season of Life: Vacation or Vocation?
It surprises some to discover that retirement is not a biblical concept. In his book, An Uncommon Guide to Retirement: Finding God’s Purpose for the Next Season of Life, Jeff Hannan helps people make the most of what can be the most influential time of life. “People talk about...
Thank God for Plumbers
by David Greusel If you’ve ever had a plumber in your home to repair a sudden leak (and always on a weekend!), you may have sighed “Thank God for plumbers,” even while complaining about the hospital-sized bill. But I have more reasons than most to thank God for plumbers. Not because my home...
Pay Attention to the Connections
In the fabrication and erection of structural steel, you pay attention to the connections. In the steel fab shop, most of the labor is in the connections: the base plates, shear tabs, and especially the moment connections which have lots of bolt holes and complete joint penetration welds. ...
Facing Unpleasant Tasks
“I fought the lawn, and the lawn won!” I don’t know how many times I have said that, usually right after a tough time mowing our backyard. Mowing the yard is probably my least favorite chore. So, what is your unpleasant task? If you are a student, it might be...
Christians at Work - The Missing Link in Fulfilling the Great Commission
"You don’t exist to help professional ministry leaders fulfill the Great Commission. We exist to help you do it." —Michael Oh, Global Executive Director / CEO of the Lausanne Movement In order to fulfill the Great Commission, every believer needs to be a minister and every...
5 Ways to Leave a Legacy Through Mentoring
Mentoring in retirement sounds like a wonderful idea. “Invest in the next generation. Share your life experience. Feel a renewed sense of purpose.” But in reality, far too often mentoring feels awkward for both mentor and mentee. To the mentee, it can often feel like a mono-directional...