Calling and Clarity, by Doug Koskela

What should I do with my life? What is God calling me to do?

These familiar, often unsettling questions are simultaneously broad and specific—an unknown ocean, threatening to overwhelm the asker. Hopes, limitations, cultural expectations, skills, loves, communal voices, and questions of identity and self-worth all contribute both clarity and confusion. The sheer volume of inputs from partially authoritative voices often make any answer seem partial and contingent, with revision an ever-present possibility.

An abundance of Christian writing on calling addresses this challenge. New resources on Christian discipleship, the relationship between faith and work, and theologies of vocation seem to come out almost weekly. In both mainline and evangelical contexts, the feast continues to increase.