Tim Croll (LEGO Masters contestant + Director of Serious Play at Narrative.live)

How the advice to “follow your passions” can lead to an unbiblical sense of entitlement, how to follow “the true, good, and beautiful” today to find your calling tomorrow, and how God uses pain and trauma to steer us to our callings.Links Mentioned:Dr. Karen Swallow PriorDr. Karen Swallow Prior on XDr. Karen Swallow Prior on InstagramDr. Karen Swallow Prior on FacebookYou Have a CallingFierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah MoreThe Priory NewsletterHannah More | BritannicaMoanaMoana 2Cal NewportSo Good They Can’t Ignore YouMaster of OneDr. Amy Wrzesniewski on LinkedIn‘Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People's Relations to Their Work’‘The Secret of Effective Motivation’Why Work?Five Mere ChristiansAmusing Ourselves to DeathMakoto FujimuraEpisode 130: Makoto Fujimura (Artist)Episode 147: Haejin Shim Fujimura (Attorney)Kaleigh Cox on LinkedInAaron SorkinRedeeming Your TimeCalled to CreateJordan Raynor

How Wilson came to be the shoe industry’s first Black shoe designer, how work can be a form of prayer, and why he chose Philippians 2 to be printed in his Nike shoes.Links Mentioned:Wilson Smith on LinkedInWilson Smith on InstagramUniversity of Oregon | College of DesignWilson Smith | IDSANikeFive Mere ChristiansAirTinker HatfieldShoe DogReebokChariots of FireBonoBill BowermanPhil KnightDesigning for Diversity: Wilson Smith at TEDxUOregonSurrender: 40 Songs, One StoryQuestloveThe Wonder of Stevie12 Notes: On Life and CreativityTobie Hatfield on LinkedInEpisode 205: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)Jordan Raynor

How to find joy in your work—even when it sucks, how Will’s “trailhead practice” can lead you to “Spirit-led self-awareness,” and how to stop limping towards God’s throne and start running towards it.Links Mentioned:Will Acuff on LinkedInNo Elevator to EverestCorner to Corner BAM Global EventsThomas MertonThe Return of the Prodigal Son Anniversary EditionJoe Mazzulla | NBCAAnnie DillardJordan Raynor

How to lead winsomely when your vocation is under attack, how the cross can “disabuse you of any sense of power” at work, and how Dr. Sethupathy practically elevates the marginalized in his office.Links Mentioned:Dr. Praveen SethupathyDr. Praveen Sethupathy on LinkedInEpisode 200: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health)Episode 272: Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)Timothy KellerThe Human Genome Project‘Science as a Christian Vocation’Johannes KeplerMadeleine L'EngleFred RogersNational Academy of SciencesThe Myth of CertaintyWhat's So Amazing About Grace?The Genius of Their AgeDr. Ard LouisDr. Katharine HayhoeEpisode 48: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (Climate Scientist)BioLogosVeritasJordan Raynor

How to calculate your compensation beyond what you get paid, how life-giving it can be to simply stop being surprised by thorns and thistles, and why you need more “Himalaya Boundaries” in your calendar to protect your family and rest.Links Mentioned:Dave Stuart Jr. BooksDave Stuart on LinkedInDave Stuart Jr. on XDallas WillardSimple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex WorldScandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with GodThe Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In GodScrewtape LettersJordan RaynorJordan Raynor Books

Why “creativity is our birthright,” how fame has changed Kevin’s prayers, and why he doesn’t want to be a “superstar” but a “superplanet” that reflects God’s light to others.Links Mentioned:Kevin Olusola on YouTubeKevin Olusola on LinkedInKevin Olusola on InstagramKevin Olusola on XDawn of a MisfitHigh Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That WayQuincy Jones on InstagramQuincy Jones on X12 Notes: On Life and Creativity The Weeknd on InstagramSteph Curry on InstagramJordan Raynor

Why Roy moved from planting a church to supporting believers working in big companies, how to start a sponsored Christian fellowship in your office, and the 3 ways Christian Employee Resource Groups benefit the businesses that sponsor them.Links Mentioned:Roy Tinklenberg on LinkedInRoy Tinklenberg on XFaith and Work MovementFaith and Work Movement on InstagramFaith and Work Movement on LinkedInFaith and Work Movement on FacebookSkye Jethani on XMike KelseyA Disruptive God: Encounter Psalm 23 and Discover God's Purpose For YouA Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than GoodEvery Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's WorkWork Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday WorkReleasing the Greater in You: There is a Power Within You That is Yet to be Released!Jordan RaynorJordan Raynor BooksJordan Raynor ERG

What Jordan’s decision to work with a co-author can teach you about your own work, why he chose to make a collection of biographies his next book, and the stickiest stories from Five Mere Christians that have changed how he works.Links Mentioned:Five Mere ChristiansOrder Five Mere Christians to Get Access to Jordan’s Free Co-Author CourseKaleigh Cox on LinkedInKaleigh Cox on InstagramJordan RaynorJordan Raynor on XRedeeming Your TimeScatterJames Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

How we can see all our vocations as participating in the “Mended Wood,” why The Lord of the Rings was more spiritually powerful for him than any Christian non-fiction, and the call to “modesty, fidelity, and audacity” in our work.Links Mentioned:S.D. SmithS.D. Smith on FacebookS.D. Smith on InstagramS.D. Smith on YouTubeThe Green Ember SeriesJack Zulu and the Girl with Golden WingsLongtreader Games Launch TeamBabble Publishing CompanyHopeWords Writers' ConferenceRead-Aloud RevivalZach FranzenLittle House on the PrairieAnne of Green GablesThe Chronicles of NarniaJurassic ParkThe Lord of the RingsPhantastesDavid Robinson on XThe Hunger GamesNorth Greenville UniversityA Diary of Private PrayerThe Prodigal GodEpisode 268: Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)The Book of Common PrayerKenneth Padgett on InstagramWolfbane BooksNate BargatzeEpisode 258: Stephen Bargatze (Magician)Skye JethaniFive Mere ChristiansCalled to CreateThe Creator in YouThe Royal in YouJordan Raynor on XJordan Raynor

How to find biblical freedom and courage to quit something professionally, how Laura and I have both cultivated a willingness to be misunderstood, and how the gospel should compel us to quit differently.Links Mentioned:Laura WiflerLaura Wifler on InstagramLaura Wifler on FacebookYour Worth Never WaversRisen MotherhoodEmily A. JensenHannah More | BritannicaThe Men I Know Like MeA Grace Disguised‘God’s Will for Your Work’Five Mere ChristiansThe Royal in YouJordan Raynor on XJordan Raynor