Graduating from college and entering "the real world" can shake up an individual's lifestyle and values. Here's some balanced advice on surviving and thriving in transition.
Is there a secret to identifying your true vocation? Perhaps it starts with asking the right questions.
Working as a temp provides rest and opportunity to reflect on the nature of work.
Members and friends share stories and ideas relating to their work experience.
On discovering that the question isn?t really what you want to be when you grow up?
A story of certainty and doubt on the path toward God.
What brings us to recognize the symptoms of prioritization in our lives?
A resigned nurse learns to be still and value a new kind of productivity.
A year of job searching gives a new perspective on "free time" activities.
A tour of some of the author’s formative memories in search of the pattern of convictions.
An artist reflects on the joys and challenges of drawing stories.
A list-in-progress of formative collections.
A reflection on the shifting nature of marginalization.
Why I volunteer -- and create opportunities for others to do the same.
Chronicling an unconventional friendship, in life and in death.
On trying to live out a costly vision after college.
A personal narrative of resistance and acceptance.
The one who stays put reflects on two very different callings within the same family.
On the difficulty of living into human purpose in the way of the resurrection.
On vocation and waking up with a sense of purpose.
The necessity of improvising on the path toward a second wedding.
Can a rule of life turn a Martha into a Mary?
Anybody want to switch places? See list for more details.
An impending job change prompts questions about future expectations.
Excavating the meaning and practices of humility.
Attempting to invoke patience one closet at a time.
Expressing gratitude for parents and teachers who re-imagined "success."
Confessions of a spouse struggling with his own faults and his partner's depression.
A pastor reflects on the fitting elusiveness of perfection.
Learning to cope with unemployment.