Tag: individuality

Purpose

Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ Purpose is central to a good life. Pursuing a career, raising a family, devotion to a vocation (job), and acquiring wealth are perhaps the most widespread long-term purposes that make…

Passion for Work

Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ We usually think of passion as a kind of conviction, like love. We say, “I am passionate about this or that.” And it is true that passion is a kind…

Inside The Box

Thinking “outside the box” or “coloring outside the lines” is a popular idea in the business world today. People and organizations are told to think outside the box or color outside the lines as a way to stimulate creativity when…

No Neutrality!

The thesis is that if and when Christians individually and as a community assert the kingship of Jesus Christ in the world (this present evil world, alienated from God, the Father), the world will not merely oppose such a confession…

Character as Job Qualification

Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ Legend has it that Theodore Roosevelt and one of his cowhands found an unbranded steer on land controlled by Gregor Lang, a neighboring rancher. In accord with the usual custom,…

Work as a Calling

Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ One’s calling¹ is his or her vocation, job, career or profession. But more than mere work, one’s calling invokes a passion for work, a drive to accomplish, excel or master…