[This month, we've been revisiting an old series from 2022. Below is a slightly updated version of the text from the original post] At the beginning of this series on vocation, I set some pretty lofty goals — to do nothing less than address the questions, Who am I? and Why am I here? What … Continue reading Vocation Today – Concluding Thoughts [Revisited]
[This month I'm revisiting an old series on vocation. I hope you enjoy the post below, which is a slightly edited version of what I first posted in 2022] Before ending this series on vocation, we need to look at the all-important topic of spiritual discernment. It’s all well and good for us to talk … Continue reading Vocation and Discernment [Revisited]
[This month I'm revisiting my 2022 series on vocation.] The common theme in this series on vocation has been that our vocations are from God and for the community. We’ve seen both these elements in every level of vocation: The calling to bear the image and likeness of God isn’t about puffing us up, but … Continue reading Vocation and Community [Revisited]
[This June I'm revisiting my 2022 series on vocation. The text below is a slightly edited version of that post; if I have anything to add, I'll come back at the end of the post.] The amazing twentieth-century Black theologian Howard Thurman tells a story of meeting with his advisor at his predominantly white seminary. … Continue reading Vocation in the Real World [Revisited]
[Note: This June I'm revisiting my 2022 series on vocation. If I have any new thoughts to add, I'll poke my nose in at the end.] After what has been a long journey through general human and Christian vocations and the callings to maturity and individuation, we come at last to a discussion of the … Continue reading Called to Contribute [Revisited]
Matthew Root 