Is it exciting? Does it make full use of your gifts? Does it not go away? Only a real call gets a “yes” to all three questions.
There doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason to fashion. Consider jeans—so common as to be practically invisible. Ever wonder why jeans are the thing to wear, and not khakis? I don’t know, it’s just fashion. Or take shoes, for instance: when I first came to southern California, I was startled to see people [...]
As a writer, I make connections. I observe, I reflect. My spiritual life is no exception. What is my relationship with Christ? How is God acting in my life? I look for meaning in just about everything; that’s who I am, who God made me to be. But I think that even in the midst [...]
I suspect that I’m not alone in feeling uncomfortable when I see someone on the street asking for money. Maybe it’s the reminder that even if all is well in my own world, there are others who aren’t making it. Maybe it’s because face-to-face it’s difficult to maintain the cool, distant sympathy I could feel [...]