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Faith • Biblical Reflections

Missio on Grumbling (Numbers 11)

It must be one of our favorite pastimes as a culture: complaining about our work. Grumbling. And certainly there are times where complaint is legitimate, where things at work are unjust. But there are also plenty of times where we become accustomed to work, and as we become accustomed we start to fixate on the...

Vocation • Finding Your Vocation

Missio on Bezalel and Oholiab: The Work of Performance and Creativity

Madelyn Pierce | 4 min read

A question that has puzzled me for quite awhile is the idea of art, music, and all forms of creativity or performance – how they could possibly fulfill the Lord’s design for humanity? It makes sense to me that creativity does indeed point to God because He is the ultimate example of being a creator....

Vocation • Finding Your Vocation

Missio on Bezalel and Oholiab: Making the Connection

Kate Moody | 3 min read

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Math, my Dad began his career at IBM in the 1980s. He was promoted during his first year and continued to rise quickly up the corporate ladder, wearing freshly ironed suits every day and traveling around the country making presentations to CEOs. From...

Vocation • On Daily Work

Missio on Joseph: How Do We Fundraise?

Elizabeth Manley | 4 min read

Without fundraising, non-profits cannot exist. Generally, it seems like a good thing to donate money to an organization that you believe is a worthy cause. People willingly giving their money is completely understandable, but I work in fundraising, and asking people for their money is often far more complicated. I work with a team of 15...

Vocation • Finding Your Vocation

Missio on Joseph: Which Dream to Pick

Katelyn Kuck | 4 min read

Dreams are odd things. We sleep away about a third of our lives, resting our bodies and letting our brains piece together and process all that has happened during the day. Beyond that, science has no compelling answer for why we dream. But God has the power to take that mystery and use it to...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Missio on Strife: Unnecessary Generosity, Part 2

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read

In Genesis 13, even though the promise of the land was to Abram, he allowed Lot to choose the best part of the land, showing uncommon and unnecessary generosity. And Abram lived less well because of this choice. Lot took the fertile and well-watered land of the Jordan valley, and Abram took the steeper, more...

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