Vocation

Is the Teaching Profession Dead?

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Vocation, K-12, Profession, Higher Education, Education Reform, Intellectual, Teachers, Edward Said, Education Policy, Education News
Shaun Johnson

In case you haven't noticed, teachers as a whole are not taken very seriously these days. Teaching as a respected profession has been on life support for quite some time.

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Hello, Rob Bell - The Interview

Skye Jethani | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Calling, Jesus, Work, Christ, Bible, Vocation, Christianity, God, John Piper, Rob Bell, Ministry, Love Wins, Evangelicals, Religion News
Skye Jethani

"Let the Spirit do what the Spirit will. And while you're at it, relinquish the need to label everything "Christian" or "not Christian." Be a Christian. People can figure the rest out. It's a noun, after all.

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What Does Wall Street Really Want?

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Vocation, Religion, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism, Capitalism, Bonuses, Wall Street, Economy, Wall Street Bailout, Economic Crisis, What Is Occupy Wall Street, Religion News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Occupy Wall Street has turned the spotlight in the general vicinity of Wall Street, but unfortunately it has yet to force Wall Street to articulate its own reason for existence.

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What Do You Really Want Wall Street?

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 12.12.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Occupy Wall Street has turned the spotlight in the general vicinity of Wall Street, but unfortunately it has yet to force Wall Street to articulate its own reason for existence.

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Wall Street Bankers 'Answer Call' Of New Careers

Reuters | Lauren Tara LaCapra | Posted 10.17.2011

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(Reuters) - In his 23 years as a banker, Adam Greene trotted the globe, closing billions of dollars' worth of deals for some of the world's biggest ba...

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The Spiritual Dimensions Of Work And Unemployment

Matthew L. Skinner | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Vocation, Christianity, Jeremiah, Genesis, Unemployment, Scripture Commentary, Religion, Work, Spiritual Health, Religion News
Matthew L. Skinner

Our society's current unemployment epidemic is, in part, a spiritual crisis. Communities of faith must address it with diligence. The scars resulting from it will, for many, go far beyond prolonged frustration and lost economic vitality.

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Can an Orange Bracelet Turn Hearts in Washington?

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

2011-03-04-jw.jpgCutting programs that help the most vulnerable isn't going to get us out of financial trouble, or reduce the deficit in ways that we now need.

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Do Only Religious People Have A 'Calling'?

Chris Stedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Stedman

A calling is more than a job; it's something that matters to you, drives you, inspires you. It's what gets you out of bed in the morning.

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Overcoming Grief Through Community And Grace

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Romal J. Tune

All of us have vocational moments or experiences in our lives that God uses to reveal our passion and purpose in life. For me, these vocational moments evolve into a deeper calling to ordained ministry.

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Finding Grace At A Bus Stop: Why I Owe My Vocation To A Childhood Encounter With God

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Romal J. Tune

Sitting at that bus stop I now realized that God's first calling for me to serve poor and at-risk youth took place when He used the kindness of that woman to show me what grace looks like.

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What Makes Art "Christian?": Flannery O'Connor, Sufjan Stevens, and Vocation

Christopher Cocca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Cocca

The questions ought to be: does this song make us stop? Does this book make us think? Does this art feel like the suffering we know and the hope we hope for anyway?

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How To Find Your Clear Intention - Your Possible Dream

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Life Purpose, Self-Mastery, Personal Transformation, Clear Intention, Positive Attitude, Meaning, Vocation, The Possible Dream, Self-Care, The Inner Life, Featured Contributor, Healthy Living News
Anne Naylor

"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." William Shakespeare In response to m...

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