[This June I'm revisiting my series on vocation from a few years ago. With some minor changes, the main text is the same, but I've added some current thoughts at the end.] In the previous post, which introduced this series on vocation, we saw that God’s calling works on both general — what God calls … Continue reading Called to Be Human [Revisited]
It's June 2025 and a lot of people in my life have entered times of discernment. As such, I've been thinking back a lot on my 2022 series about vocation. I thought it might be time to revisit it here. Over the next few weeks I'll be re-posting the series, with some added commentary at … Continue reading Called according to God’s Purpose [Revisited]
As Jesus famously said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will also be” (Matthew 6.21). In other words, we will all follow the thing that is really the most important to us. We all have the hill we’ll die on, the bridge we’d rather burn than cross. We are generally happy to live and … Continue reading A God of Freedom: A Reflection on Acts 16.16-34
Over the last few weeks we’ve thought through some of the Big Questions to ask ourselves when we read the Bible in order to help us leave the Scriptures with as good of an interpretation and application as possible, one that is not just faithful to the text, but helps us to be more faithful … Continue reading Big Questions: Concluding Thoughts
For the past week this exploration of the Big Questions that can make our Scripture reading more meaningful has been focusing on ensuring we leave our reading changed. So far we’ve framed that goal in terms of personal growth and development, and expanding in awareness, empathy, and love. Today we’ll tie these two themes together … Continue reading Big Questions: What Is the Impact of My Interpretation on Others?
Matthew Root 