Courage and Calling
Embracing Your God-Given Potential

Quite simply, I loved this book. It was one of those books where I just had to keep pausing in my reading and thinking about an amazing point that Smith had just made or a challenging question he had asked. As Daniel commented in his review, it tends toward being perhaps too organized with the lists......more

This book will make you think! The author delves into the difference between a "calling," a "vocation," and a "job/work" in an insightful and even provocative way. This book might ruffle some feathers as the author disrupts our traditional views of jobs, careers, life purpose, and "holy work" versus......more

Chapter 3 was good. He said, "Our vocational identity is in some form or another aligned with how we each uniquely see the pain and brokenness of the world. Where do you feel the deep fragmentation of the world?” That really hit me. I forgot every other chapter as soon as I finished reading it.......more

This is one of those books that has the potential to be life-forming. Covering a range of widely connected topics like finding who God has really made you to be, to how to work in community and organization in a healthy way, and much more. Definitely worth the read. I would encourage reading rather......more

This book sounds as if it would be one of those "God has destined you for greatness" types. But it isn't. It's about the continual, lifelong process of discerning your vocation/calling. This subject can be beaten to death, but Smith offers a fresh, life-giving take on things. I had Smith as a Prof.......more