Calling and Career
Discover, clarify and live out what God designed you to do
Consider the Ant: Why Daily Faithfulness Matters
Over 20 years ago, I heard a speaker named Jeff Olson give a talk on something he called “the Slight Edge.” The idea resonated with me, and ever since then it has had a significant influence on my life. I have come to realize it is a basic biblical principle woven into the fabric of...
Small Steps of Faith Can Lead to God’s Purposes for You and Many Others
Sometimes a relentless desire to do something can be the Spirit of God prompting us to take a small step of faith. That’s what Tammie Jo Shults, Captain of Southwest flight 1380, did in high school after she read the book Jungle Pilot, a book about the missionary pilot Nate Saint....
Pay Attention to Those Desires in your Heart
I don’t know about you, but I’d love to be awaken by an angel some morning with a direct message from God about what I should do. Sometimes life is puzzling and it would be nice to have a burning bush or an audible voice from heaven pronounce God’s will for my life. The fact is though, if I...
Billy Graham and Evelyn and R.G. LeTourneau
"America's Pastor" the Rev. Billy Graham died a week ago. Yesterday, the nation honored him as the first religious leader to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington. President Trump described Graham as "an ambassador for Christ who reminded the world of the power of prayer and...
Work Is Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be
When I was a kid, my parents decided to build their own home. It was a marvelous plan – a beautiful house in the suburbs, custom-built on a wooded lot next to a lake. The builder they hired promised amazing things – several sliding glass doors so there would always be an unobstructed view...
Why Packing Lunches and Helping with Homework Have Eternal Value | Anna Arnold
by Anna Arnold Do you wonder what you’re accomplishing when you have to cajole and cheerlead your kids through their homework each night? Or how about getting up at the crack of dawn to play air-traffic controller for the morning routine—packing lunches, making...
How to Boost Creativity in Yourself and Others
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and of course R.G. LeTourneau were all exceptional innovators and creative geniuses in their fields. But is creativity limited to a rare breed of innovative human beings? Until recently, research about creativity...
The Reformation at Work
On October 31, 500 years after Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg, LeTourneau University held a day of common learning to Celebrate the Reformation. You can listen, watch, or read (below) Bill Peel's talk on how the reformation reformed our view...
How We Can Foster Human Flourishing at Work
Every resident of planet earth has responsibility to foster human flourishing. God even called the Jewish exiles to seek the wellbeing of their enemies. Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have...
Building Houses for God's Glory | Merle and Dave Stoltzfus
David and Merle Stoltzfus take Psalm 127 very personally as residential developers in eastern Pennsylvania. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. (Psalm 127:1) But they don't just build structures, they build communities. Because they believe that...