Being Called ≠ Self-Seeking Suffering: Flipping the divine, radical-adventure motif

March 15, 2015

Calling

What does it mean to be called? More specifically, what does it mean for the Christian to be called?

Does it mean being called to a radical, life-changing adventure? There are a number of recent books that seem to suggest that's exactly what it means.

Ryan Pemberton

December 22, 2014

Calling, Book recommendations

Frederick Buechner on Calling: Your Deep Gladness & The World's Deep Hunger

Ryan Pemberton

December 22, 2014

Calling, Book recommendations

As I noted in a recent post, Parker Palmer has some rich thoughts for those asking questions about vocation and calling in his book, Let Your Life Speak. As much as I appreciate Palmer's work, I think the Presbyterian minister, novelist, and memoirist Frederick Buechner helps move the conversation forward.

Ryan Pemberton

November 21, 2014

Calling, Book recommendations

What Do You Read On Calling?

Ryan Pemberton

November 21, 2014

Calling, Book recommendations

I was speaking to a reading group recently--at the ungodly hour of seven in the morning--about my journey to Oxford in pursuit of a calling and my book, Called. After my talk, I was asked who I like to read on the topic of calling.