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Are you looking for God's call in your career choices, or have you missed the deeper purpose He designed you for? 🧭💼

When people talk about "God's call," we often think exclusively of vocational ministry, pastors, or dramatic life turns. This leaves many everyday believers feeling like their 9-to-5 jobs are somehow less spiritual or disconnected from God's will.

In a helpful teaching resource from the C.S. Lewis Institute, Bill Hendricks (President of The Giftedness Center and author of Your Work Matters to God) unpacks what the Bible truly means by calling and how our unique design fits into it:

Redefining Calling: Moving beyond the sacred/secular divide to see how all legitimate work matters to God.

Understanding Your Design: Recognizing the specific giftedness, wiring, and capabilities God has woven into your personhood.

Connecting Faith and Vocation: Aligning your daily decisions, career path, and strategic life choices with God's overarching purpose.

Your work matters, your daily life has immense significance, and God has uniquely equipped you to serve Him right where you are.

Listen to or download the full audio message on the C.S. Lewis Institute website.

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Are you trying to figure out your next step, or are you anchored in the primary calling God has already placed on your life? 🧭✨

In a culture obsessed with career ladders, personal branding, and finding our "passion," it's easy to view God's call as a mysterious puzzle to solve. But Scripture reminds us that our very first calling is to God Himself—and contained within that is an invitation to His active service.

In a powerful teaching resource from the C.S. Lewis Institute, Professor Greg Scharf explores the biblical foundation of calling:

The Primary Call: Recognizing that before any specific task or career, we are called into a deep, transforming relationship with Christ.

Commitment to His Will: Aligning our daily priorities, decisions, and ambitions with God's overarching purpose rather than our own.

Practical Strategies: Using Scripture to navigate seasons of transition and discern how God equips us to serve Him right where we are.

When your life is anchored in God's calling, anxiety gives way to purpose, and everyday work becomes an act of worship.

Read or listen to the full message on the C.S. Lewis Institute website.

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💬 What is one way God has made His direction clear to you during a season of uncertainty? Share in the comments below!

Is disciple-making a specialized job for pastors, or is it the essential calling of every single follower of Jesus? 🧭🔥

In the Great Commission, Jesus didn't give a suggestion—He gave a clear command to go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. Yet, in modern church culture, many believers quietly assume that spiritual mentoring is someone else's job.

In an insightful article for the C.S. Lewis Institute, Thomas A. Tarrants unpacks what it truly means to follow Christ and pass the faith on:

The Great Omission: Why neglecting disciple-making has led to a discipleship crisis and weakened the church's impact in a shifting culture.

What Is a Disciple?: Moving past cultural definitions to understand that a true disciple is an active learner and follower of Jesus.

The Art of Discipling: Realizing that growing in Christlikeness takes a lifetime, requires community, and happens best when we walk with a "Paul," a "Timothy," and a "Barnabas."

Going and Teaching: Practical steps on how to share the Gospel and help others obey everything Christ commanded.

Jesus' simple plan to change the world was through disciples making disciples. There is no Plan B.

Discover how you can step confidently into your calling as a disciple-maker today.

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When the world around us feels entirely broken, what are we actually waiting for? 🌍✨

Turn on the news or look across our culture, and it’s easy to feel weary. Injustice, division, and pain seem to dominate our headlines every single day. We crave a world where things are finally made right.

The Apostle Peter gives us an anchor of profound hope in 2 Peter 3:13 (ESV):

“But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

As Christians, our hope isn't bound to the temporary shifts of this present age. We look forward to a promised future where righteousness—not corruption, not chaos—makes its permanent home.

That promised reality changes how we live, work, and love right now, giving us enduring courage in a shifting world.

What happens when you search every spiritual path the world has to offer, only to realize your soul is still empty? ✨🏔️

Many people exploring the New Age movement, Eastern philosophies, or secular cynicism are looking for the same thing: deep meaning, healing, and transcendence. But when pain and disillusionment drive the search, alternative practices often leave you more anchorless than before.

In this powerful episode of the eX-skeptic podcast with Jana Harmon, former New Age seeker Robert Hotchkin shares his raw and extraordinary journey to faith:

The Trap of Cynicism: How early disappointments and intellectual defenses led him to adopt a nihilistic view where he refused to believe in anything to avoid getting hurt.

The New Age Search: Exploring meditation, alternative consciousness, and esoteric philosophies in a desperate quest for inner peace.

The Breaking Point: How an undeniable, overwhelming encounter with the love of Jesus Christ in the Montana mountains dismantled his skepticism forever.

Finding True Home: Moving from a life of isolation and defensive intellect to serving as a joyful, wholehearted disciple and ministry leader.

If you or someone you know is wrestling with deep skepticism or looking for spiritual truth in all the wrong places, Robert’s story is a compelling testimony of grace meeting us right where we are.

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Do you not know?

What makes us human as the world races toward artificial intelligence? 🤖✨

If you missed our live gathering, the full recording is now available! Join Cameron McAllister at the C.S. Lewis Institute as he explores "The Joys of Being Human in a Machine Age," diving into the beauty of real community, embracing our limits, and anchoring our identity in Christ rather than technology.

🔗 Watch the full recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TONk5BYonZE C.S. Lewis Institute Video

💬 What helps you step away from the digital noise and stay grounded in real human connection? Share below!

Noah’s Ark has returned to the headlines as new research explores possible locations of the ancient Ark in eastern Turkey.

Intrigued by these developments and by the biblical and archaeological questions they raise, Dr. Joel Woodruff traveled to Turkey in September 2026 to climb Mt. Ararat, investigate proposed Ark sites, and consider the evidence in light of Scripture.

Learn more and register at www.cslewisinstitute.org/noahs-ark/