Welcome to CareerCall! In addition to sharing faith-based books, we hope this international blog and devotional will provide encouragement to all believers in their primary career and calling to fulfill the great commission within our homes, the church, the marketplace and amidst a watching world. Additional posts provided on Instagram and Twitter: @DaganSharpe There was a time my life …
No Problem
How in the world could having problems be a good thing? None of us like problems, or enjoy them, but our perspective of them, can create opportunities for them to make us better. Most any problem we face can do this, if we choose. However, this is a difficult choice for most of us because …
Hardened By Hardship
At an early age, I had to learn to be strong. My parents divorced when my sister and I were young, and as the older bother, I felt I had to be stable for her. It was hard on both of us to travel between our parents homes - leave one to stay with the …
Good Times
Sometimes it feels like there is so much hardship, heartache, and horror in this world, I just want to try and blind myself to it. Many of us try and avoid it at all costs and to numb ourselves to the pains around us. Often times, we might try to accomplish this escapism through shopping, …
Surf Lessons
I once took folks from work out for a team building exercise - surf lessons. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time, laughing, falling, and catching our first waves. During dinner I gave them all a miniature surfboard with the quote, "we can't stop the waves, but we can learn to …
Time Well Spent
My grandmother and uncle recently passed away and we held their memorial service this past weekend. The chaplain over the service shared the beautiful verses of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. Many of us recognize these words through the song, Turn. Turn. Turn. by the Byrds. "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every …
When Disillusionment Is Good
Have people ever let you down? Have you ever let yourself down? No matter what it is, if it is if the world, we will always be let down - eventually. Why? Because new things lose their luster, new thrills lose their flutter, and eventually, new places become common. This reality can be quite discouraging …
It’s About The Ride – Not Just The Destination
Completing my do to lists provides great satisfaction. I enjoy getting my check lists done. However, this keeps me in a state of focusing on the completion of a task and goal, which often results in me missing out on the joy that can be found in the process. In my hustle to get things …
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