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... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Missio on Strife: The Artistry of Work Cara Brown | 3 min read In Alsace, France there is a sixteenth century painting, the Isenheim Altarpiece, which depicts the Crucifixion with John the Baptist and Mary on either side of Jesus. Many details are noteworthy here, but what I love most is John’s finger. He is pointing to Jesus. While it may seem insignificant compared to other imagery in... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Missio on Strife: Federalist No. 10 and Genesis 13 Thomas Kent | 4 min read “Is not the whole land before you?” In Congress, a culture of political strife clouds the atmosphere as spiteful statements daily crackle off flaming tongues. Congress is a combat zone where politicians throw deadly verbal grenades, launch legislative bazookas seeking to destroy the foundations of the other party’s achievements, and dig deep filibustering trenches in order... Continue Reading
