Editor's Note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Steven Garber’s book Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good (IVP Books, 2014). The work you do every day isn’t ...

We often ask children what they want to be when they grow up, but we rarely reflect on how absurd this question is. Yet our impulse to pose this question is revealing—presuming as it does the presence ...

I find comfort in the routines in life, especially when so much of life seems so uncertain and capricious. For almost a decade, I went running along the same route each day and encountered many of the ...

A while back I spoke at a dinner meeting of two Catholic lay organizations concerned about the troubled state of priestly and religious vocations. I'd been asked to talk on the topic of a book I wrote ...

God invites us to participate in God’s life in all the ages and conditions in which we live, from the days of youth “even to old age and gray hairs” (Ps. 71:18). But what does vocation look like for ...

Work & Calling | A return to Luther’s doctrine of vocation would mean a return to God’s priorities for our lives—and a return to being more effective salt and light in the world | Gene Edward Veith ...

Happy Labor Day, which this blog is Christianizing as Vocation Day! To celebrate this holiday, in addition to enjoying your family vocations and receiving your daily bread by cooking out, it is ...

Obsessing over the decision keeps you from acting, and God doesn't want you stuck. Obsessing over the decision keeps you from acting, and God doesn’t want you stuck.Your life has a purpose that is ...

As many of my long-time readers know, I enjoy sailing small boats. As a result, I’ve also read a good deal of literature by and about sailors. Much of this comes from full-time live-aboard sailors or ...