Vocation • On Daily Work Too Small to Fail Rev. Dr. Ryan Laughlin | 11 min read The fact that we celebrate the American worker by not working tells us something about our relationship with work — it is very complicated. Even Labor Day itself has an... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation The Complexity of Two Histories and Two Hopes Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read I’m not a romantic. There is too much that’s wrong in the world, and given my days and years I have listened to too much heartache and seen too much... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Fear, Greed, Workism, and the Lord’s Prayer Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 19 min read In 2019, Derek Thompson suggested in the Atlantic that work for college-educated Americans had become workism, “the most potent of new religions competing for congregants.” He noted, “No large country in... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Baal’s Business: Betraying Our Faith at Work Brandon Cobb | 9 min read Barbie Dreamhouse recently celebrated 62 years of existence.[1] The first house included a black and white TV box, an uneven checkered rug, and a painful-looking plaid couch. Dreamhouse Toys began... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Over the Shoulder, Through the Heart Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Over the shoulder, through the heart. An image that I never get far from, I think and think about it some more. My PhD studies drew me to learning about... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation To Heal the Wound: The Vocation of Bishop Bienvenu Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “He bent over all that groaned… the universe appeared to him an immense malady; he felt fever everywhere; he heard the sound of suffering all around him; and without trying... Continue Reading