Vocational Library

The following books are available for check-out from the Piper Center resource library:

Getting Started:

Parker Let

Let Your Life Speak – Parker J. Palmer
Telling stories from his own life and the lives of other who have made a difference, Palmer shares insights gained from darkness and depression as well as fulfillment and joy, illuminating a pathway toward vocation for all who seek the true calling of their lives.

Levoy

Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life – Gregg Levoy
Levoy draws on the hard-won wisdom and powerful stories of people who have followed their own calls to show us the many ways to translate a calling into action. This AudioBook guides listeners to ask and answer the questions that arise from any calling: How do we recognize it? How do we distinguish the true calls from the siren song? How do we handle our resistance to a call? What happens when we say no? What happens when we say yes?

Mahan

Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose – Brian J. Mahan
In the wise and often witty Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose, Brian J. Mahan considers the question of how it is possible to create a meaningful spiritual life while living in a culture that measures us by what we have rather than who we are. Drawing on nearly two decades of teaching experience Mahan shares stoireis of personal struggle and triumph that demonstrate how those who seek meaning and purpose have reclaimed their authentic selves by resolving the inevitable tension between personal ambition and spiritual vibrancy.

Lloyd

Creating a Life Worth Living – Carol Lloyd
Dreaming is easy. Making it happen is hard. With a fresh perspective, Carol Lloyd motivates the person searching for two things: the creative life and a life of sanity, happiness and financial solvency. Creating a Life Worth Living is for the hundreds of thousands of people who bought Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, but who are looking for more down-to-earth solutions and concrete tasks for achieving their goals.

Doug Vocation: Discerning our Callings in Life – Douglas J. Schuurman
"A wise, judicious, and compelling rearticulation of the concept of vocation as an integrative force in the Christian life. Douglas Schuurman's Vocation is filled with sound theological judgment and well-considered counsel." -Lee Hardy, Calvin College
Schuster Answering Your Call: A Guide for Living Your Deepest Purpose – John Schuster
Author John P. Schuster first explains what it means to be called to something larger than ourselves -- to find the life that best fits us because it uses our talents to the fullest and adds the most lasting value to the world. He then shows how we can respond to that call in any area of life from career to family to community. Answering Your Call includes exercises, models, and guidelines for creating a life of meaning, illustrated with concrete and practical real-world examples.