Vocation • On Daily Work Dealing with Disappointment at Work John Kyle | 5 min read Working with young adults starting their first jobs, I am often asked about disappointment at work. The expectation-reality gap of a new job can be an especially striking and confusing aspect of life in a fallen world. About 10 years ago, a company hired me to sort some of its problems. I was eager to... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work The Need to be Needed: Finding Dignity in Our Life’s Work Erin Rodewald | 13 min read More than a dozen years have passed since we buried my father-in-law. I sometimes wonder what he would make of our historical moment. Jim had a servant’s heart, and COVID has made service problematic. I only recognized that admirable quality in Jim at his memorial service. It wasn’t a big affair, but I was overcome... Continue Reading
