Vocation • Visions of Vocation Learning About Vocation Dr. Steven Garber | 5 min read “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys….” Most of life is autobiographical, and that’s as true of me as of anyone. Simply said, I am my grandfather’s grandson, and he was a hero to me for all the days of my life. I still remember seeing him ride off on his horse... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Martha’s Defense Mechanism Mary Mitchum | 3 min read Irrational fears, negative self-talk, an overwhelming sense of pressure to perform, an endless flood of what ifs – with much of my life seeming like one big cloud of unknown, these are the things that frequently consume my mind. What city will I be in? Who will I live with? What type of career am... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Self Reliance: Reflections on The Revenant – How Bad Do You Want It? Ryan Burns | 4 min read Emerging from a late screening of Alejandro Iñárritu’s recent film, The Revenant, I was struck by the indomitable power of the spirit of man. The Revenant tells the story of Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, an early-1800s fur-trader, blazing the uncharted Western Territory of the United States. In 1823, Glass was mauled by a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Self Reliance: Unless the Lord Builds the House (Psalm 127) Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read The stress of the modern workplace is well documented. It’s a big ocean out there, and there are lots of things that can eat you really quickly. Downsizing, acquisitions, an ever-hastening technology cycle…anyone is suddenly vulnerable to being out of luck and out of work. In light of that, it seems ever more essential to... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Loving the City: So Heavenly Minded as to be Earthly Useful Kayla Burgess | 4 min read I’ve always been a black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinker, which for the most part has not served me well — because most of life is lived and figured out in the gray areas. If I didn’t get an A on that assignment in college, then I failed. The cake I baked fell a little in the oven,... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work To Keep On Keeping On, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read To keep on keeping on. In my dropped-out years, I lived in the Bay Area of California, more often than not hitch-hiking between Palo Alto and Berkeley through the weeks of the year. During the day, and often at night, I was the managing editor of a magazine born of the revolutionary zeal of the... Continue Reading
