There's every indication that changing jobs is becoming more common in our economy. How should post-college Christians respond to desires or opportunities to switch jobs or careers? That's the topic of my latest Boundless article, in which I unpack four principles to guide us in making this decision. Here's the opening: Once upon a time people grew up, finished school, entered their profession and eventually retired on an employer-provided pension after many years of faithful service. For most jobs, pensions are a thing of the past. So is spending your career with a single employer. These … [Read more...] about Switching Jobs: How to Decide?
Archives for 2012
Patriotism is a Good Thing
A good post by Brett McCracken on the virtue of simple patriotism: Patriotism is more existential than ideological, I think. It’s less about propagandistic justification for “exceptionalism-oriented” foreign policy (though it can be this) than it is a natural feeling of admiration and nostalgia for the place we call home. It’s the thankfulness we feel for the particular nuances of the world that reared us: the culture (in America: jazz, baseball, the national parks, pretty much everything Ken Burns has documented in his films), the history (1776, Abraham Lincoln, Buzz Aldrin and so on), … [Read more...] about Patriotism is a Good Thing
Five Steps to Date Your Wife
Justin Buzzard has some good advice for us men from his book Date Your Wife - on the Huffington Post blog of all places. Step 1: Call your wife right now and tell her you're taking her out to dinner tonight. Tell her you're making all the arrangements. Step 2: Make reservations, arrange babysitting if you have kids, and cancel any previous plans you had on the calendar for tonight. Step 3: Take your wife out to dinner and give her your full attention. Step 4: Say "sorry." Tell your wife you're sorry for ways you've neglected your marriage or failed to take care of and date … [Read more...] about Five Steps to Date Your Wife
Has Higher Education Become an Engine of Inequality?
The Chronicle of Higher Education hosts a "round table" as it were, asking nine scholars of higher education policy and related fields to address this topic: Inequality is growing in the United States, and social mobility is slowing. A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that 62 percent of Americans raised in the top one-fifth of the income scale stay in the top two-fifths; 65 percent born in the bottom fifth stay in the bottom two-fifths.Education, long praised as the great equalizer, no longer seems to be performing as advertised. A study by Stanford University shows that the gap in … [Read more...] about Has Higher Education Become an Engine of Inequality?
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
I enjoyed this booklet by Tim Keller on the freedom that comes with self-forgetfulness. It unpacks the theme that "the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less." You can get the booklets for $2.74/each, or get an extra 10% off if you purchase 5 or more. Publisher's Description: ‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle Paul addresses as he writes to the church in Corinth. He’s not after some superficial outward … [Read more...] about The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
Funny Cartoon on Health Care Law
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