In my last blog, I discussed Dr. Gary D. Badcock’s book The Way of Life: A Theology of Christian Vocation (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, 1998). I outlined his research into vocation (calling) as found in the Old and New Testament. He theologically concludes that the Bible …
The Way of Life (Part 1)
I have been researching vocation from a theological perspective for the past 18 months. It is a broad subject with an ever-growing bibliography. Many people, especially youth who are making career decisions, struggle with this topic. Vocation tied into my earlier theology of work research. I made a …
Postmodernism
During my early seminary education, a professor stated that we were living in the postmodern period. I had never heard this term before and thought that we were living in the modern world. How can there even be a period that is beyond modern? His statement defied logic. We didn’t study history …
Candid Conversations
My father once told me about a humorous meeting when he worked at Exxon. The Division Manager was presenting the quarterly results to the Vice President. This was pre-PowerPoint when presentations were done on plastic slides shown on an overhead projector. The Division Manager displayed a Human …