8 Signs you are Living with Purpose

HOPE is a theme of our podcast. HOPE. We keep coming back to it. Because we need a LOT of it. We need a lot of it because life is either challenging us, or even kicking us when we are down, and because we are leaning into new challenges that S-T-R-E-T-C-H us. Life is short…

How do you KNOW you are living with meaning and purpose? We are wrapping up this season on meaning and purpose: shoot us an email if you want our list of eight items to ponder if you are living with meaning and purpose.  How do you know? If you are ABSOLUTELY MISSING it, you likely…

In life, we often don’t make progress until we ask the RIGHT question.  That’s why we are so impressed with Dr. John Olesnavage’s approach: finding Your Most Powerful Question. He has written the book Your Most Powerful Question; Finding purpose and meaning in God’s plan.  It’s the fruit of years of professional work as a Doctor…

If you were heading out to canoe for two weeks in the Boundary Waters, a series of pristine lakes up around Ely, Minnesota, you would be unpacking your gear and selecting what you need to go into the canoe with you. You would not want what you don’t need. You would wish for what you…

Meaning and purpose are big themes in transition.  Transitions like RETIREMENT, EMPTY NEST, or other WAKE-UP call you might have.  Where’s the excitement, meaning, purpose, discomfort, and discernment kicking in?  Where’s the expediency, fear, super cautious, or momentum kicking in?  We had a season on TRANSITIONS, starting at episode 2. John Paul II, in Christifideles…

Indeed as a person with a truly unique lifestory, each is called by name, to make a special contribution to the coming of the Kingdom of God. No talent, no matter how small, is to be hidden or left unused (cf. Mt 25:24-27) . . . . In this regard the apostle Peter gives us…

We hit on several high-level concepts that are helpful to get your hands on meaning and purpose.  We will explore at least some of these in this season.  Definition for purpose Having a profound sense of who you are is an asset when seeking purpose and meaning.  Here’s the definition of purpose that we are…

This is a big topic! We Need Purpose and Meaning Think about times when you’ve felt that your actions had no meaning or purpose.  It was a pretty bad feeling! To say the least! Yikes. Well-being requires a sense of purpose and meaning.  Fortunately, as Christians, we have strong spiritual resources that help us find…