Category: Vocation
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The Active Life – 4. “The Woodcarver”: A Model for Right Action. Parker Palmer
This week we are looking at chapter 4, “’The Woodcarver’: A Model for Right Action,” in Parker Palmer’s book, The Active Life. Palmer draws on another story by the ancient Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu. The Woodcarver. Khing, the master carver, made a bell stand Of prescious wood. When it was finished, All who…
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Why Tim Keller Wants You to Stay in That Job You Hate
Christianity Today: Why Tim Keller Wants You to Stay in That Job You Hate There are few better places in the world where Tim Keller could write a book about career and calling. "New York City is a place where people live in order to work," says the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan…
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The Truth About Entrepreneurs: Twice As Many Are Over 50 than Under 25
PBS: The Truth About Entrepreneurs: Twice As Many Are Over 50 than Under 25 … Myths abound about the young entrepreneurs who dreamed up crazy ideas while in their dorm room, raised millions of dollars in venture capital, and started billion-dollar businesses. But these are just the outliers. The typical entrepreneur is more like Albert…
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The Active Life – 3. “Active Life”: The Shadow Side. Parker Palmer
Today we are looking at the third chapter in Parker Palmer's book the Active Life, "Active Life": The Shadow Side. The first two chapters lay out preliminary thoughts regarding contemplative and active lives. The final six chapters begin with a piece of ancient wisdom, followed by Palmer's reflections. Today we are looking at a piece…
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The Active Life – 1. Spirituality in Action: On Being Fully Alive
(Today, I'm beginning an eight-week book study on Parker Palmer's, The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church from 11:30 to 12:30. If you are in the area and want to attend, please join us. Bring lunch if you like. In addition to the face-to-face study, I will…
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Gene Veith on Vocation
Intercollegiate Review: How to Find Your Vocation in College – Gene Veith … These are all struggles about your vocation. That word has become a synonym for "job," so that colleges debate the extent to which higher education should be primarily vocational training or whether it should have higher goals, such as cultivating the intellect.…
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A Theology of Work by One Businesswoman
Ampersand Photography: Thursday Q & A // Theology of Work It’s Thursday! Time for another Q & A post! A question someone posed to me a few weeks ago (I’m sorry, I forgot to write down who asked this…): “I am a fellow photographer desiring to make a business and have been thinking through things…
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Saturday Links
Have a wonderful Easter weekend! 1. Rewriting the story of polarized debate: He got Tea Party and Occupy to talk Nabil Laoudji's Mantle Project puts citizens on stage to tell stories of the experiences that led them to their positions on tough issues. That's how he got members of the Tea Party and Occupy movement…
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Want to be Missional? Equip Those in the Workplace
The High Calling: Want to be Missional? Equip Those in the Workplace I was recently invited to teach a session of a seminary class called “Pastoral Functions” at an extension of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In this class, the pastors-in-training had been discussing such topics as Worship, Disciplemaking, Evangelism, Visitation, Funerals, Weddings, Pastoral Counseling, Children’s…