I was speaking at a conference about ambition and how, as Christians, we can navigate the tension between selfish ambition and passion as we work. After the talk, during a Q&A time, a woman who owned a construction company put up her hand. She had a comment rather than a question: “I’ve enjoyed what you...
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On November 11, 2021, thousands of Washington, D.C. locals and visitors processed in reverent silence to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, commemorating its one hundredth year. Situated in the heart of Arlington National Cemetery, and established on November 11, 1921 when an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington,...
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It is high time to put open and closed doors in their place. “Well, that’s an open door, so I guess God wants me to walk through it.” Or, “That’s a closed door, so it must not be God’s will.” Such statements sound like trust in God, but in fact they indicate Christians taking the...
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It’s one of the most common–and paralyzing–questions that Christians ask, “How do I know my vocation?” Many times I’ve talked to folks who are afraid to make a bold move forward, or are stuck between good options and unable to move for fear of missing God’s will. Karen Yates writes: How do we find what...
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When faced with a large number of potential careers, young adults are often paralyzed by the choice. They so often want to “not get it wrong” that they can find it almost impossible to make any choice, often running to others to make the choices for them. The problem, of course, is that in the...
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Everybody knows a Bezalel. And most folks want to be a Bezalel. Even if you don’t know what that means, it’s still a fact. Most of us thrive on recognition and affirmation. Or, we at least think we would if we ever got any. To be the best, the resident expert, the cream of the...
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