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 …
Distracted By Busy
It’s so easy to get distracted. Whether in our work, our families, our health, and even our faith, we are prone to wander from our priorities and towards the petty. In fact, we may often confuse being busy with being productive, when in fact it is often the exact opposite. Author, Tim Ferriss, is quoted …
Hope Slingers
Life is short, can be very challenging, is often unfair, and no one gets out alive. Sounds depressing. Yet, hope is a powerful force for those who choose to apply it. Hope is a confident assurance and expectation of things to come. As Christians, our hope is grounded in the Word of God and all …
Leadership Axioms
Some great reminders from the book of Proverbs (15:10-15) to God's call on leaders - seems we need this now more than ever. Let's strive to be the leaders we all desire to have! 1. ENCOURAGING: A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, exploit. 2. INTEGRITY: God cares about honesty in the workplace; your business is …
Meaning More Than Money
Is making money your primary motivation? It was once definitely true for me. The rub is - how much will be enough? And at what cost? Dolly Parton is quoted as saying, "don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life". I'm sure she has some familiarity with that struggle …
Change Agents
I get the unique opportunity to hear and field complaints, and critiques at work just about every day. Granted, at first blush this may seem like a miserable existence, and there are definitely energy draining days for sure, but this gift to hear from people throughout our company has actually served to inspire and encourage …
Weeds In The Garden
I've been thinking about the time I have had, and the unknown amount of time I have left to live. Not to be morbid, but just that I wasted so much time when I was younger chasing after worthless things, like the prodigal son. However, the past 15 years have truly been restorative, and God …
Empowered To Empower
Remember - if you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. So often insecure leaders do all they can to hoard and protect their position and power by trying to do everything and making what they do nontransparent. However, as a leader, a central part of the job is in training and developing others. This …
