Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin Do You Have A Calling? with Karen Swallow Prior
Sep 16, 2025
Karen Swallow Prior, an award-winning author and scholar, delves into the concept of vocation beyond glamorous achievements. She discusses how true callings often come from outside ourselves, informed by biblical figures like Paul, Moses, and Jonah. Karen emphasizes the importance of community and service in discerning one's vocation. She challenges the notion of status in favor of finding beauty in everyday tasks. Through integrity and selflessness, she illustrates how ordinary work can be a divine calling, enriching our lives and those around us.
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Calling Comes From Outside
- Karen argues callings come from outside us and often aren't the passions we feel inside.
- We should use wisdom and community to discern which external calls to answer.
Try Doors To Discern Calling
- Test callings by trying things and paying attention to what opens and closes in your life.
- Use truth about yourself, the work, and your community to guide discernment.
Service Over Status
- Jesus models a radically upside-down view of status where serving is the highest calling.
- Modern culture's chase for glamour misframes vocation and undervalues ordinary faithfulness.
