Goals, passions, and unique gifts
- What are your goals, and what has God uniquely gifted you to do?
Philip explains that his process starts with goals, passions, and how God uniquely gifted each person, not rate of return. He uses a singing example and tells the story of a client couple who cashed out their $11,000 Roth IRA to fund the husband's side business as a psychiatrist; six months later it was generating $1,000 a month doing work he loves.
More on Vocation
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Home-run prayers
- Is it appropriate for athletes to pray for wins and claim God told them they would hit a home run?
A host opens the episode with a hard question about whether athletes should pray for personal success: if a welder or lawn-mower worker prays to be the best for God's glory, should a baseball player pray to hit a home run for God?
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The deconstruction post: guilt, vocation, and Shoney's
The hosts return to the musician's deconstruction post, postponing the full 'walking away from Jesus' segment to next week.
From No. 537 · The Bible Confuseth
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"True self," personality boxes, and the privilege of the critique
Mike questions the "find your true self" premise — what if your true self is emotionally withdrawn, or bad at finding itself?
From No. 520 · Bring Your Purse to Brunch
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Trades, desk-job emptiness, and rejecting the premise
Ben says he mostly sees Jesus-following men carrying heavy burdens to serve wives and children, not schmucks.
From No. 520 · Bring Your Purse to Brunch