Calling

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ODJ: You’re Called

Jul 10, 2016

Martin Luther challenged the medieval idea that only priests, monks and nuns possessed a divine call. He said that just as people are made right with God by salvation in Jesus, they’re also called to serve Him in whatever jobs they do. In this way “the entire world [will] be full of service to God, not only the churches but also the home, the kitchen, the cellar, the workshop and the f

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ODJ: leaping from the enclosure

Oct 22, 2015

The African impala is a deer-like creature that can jump to a height of 3 metres (nearly 10 feet) and cover a distance greater than 11 metres (36 feet) in one bound. Yet the impala can be kept in a zoo enclosure with just a 1 metre high wall. Why? Because it isn’t tall enough to peer over the barrier, and it won’t jump if it can’t see where its feet will land.That’s like a

ODJ: a calling

Aug 29, 2015

I never wanted to be the pastor of a church. So when I was approached by the elders of my congregation and asked to consider the role, I immediately refused—telling them quite clearly that being a minister was not my calling. There was no doubt in my mind that I would be no good at it. The whole idea didn’t appeal to me, and so—in my mind—God would certainly not require me