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Captain’s Log, Supplemental

A few weeks ago, my debut article appeared on TheHighCalling.org:

Even Pit Bulls Make Mistakes

I am like any other woman out there—I hate being wrong.

That's probably true of many men, too. But being a woman, I will often be emotionally passionate about completely irrational things even when the evidence is glaring me in the face….

This week, TheHighCalling.org is holding a blog tour to celebrate the opening of it’s brand-new website!

I like this community because it has an unusual focus—enabling Christians to serve God through their day jobs.

How many times have we dragged ourselves into work, hating what we do, thinking we should be a better witness for God but not really caring if we are?!

Er … sorry, bad flashbacks of one of my biology jobs. I could have used this site then, let me tell you.

This is a good place for encouragement, tips, Bible studies, and just about anything to equip yourself to serve God—really serve God—at work.

Become a member of TheHighCalling.org

Visit some of the other stops on the blog tour! You’ll see a few of my friends on this list:

Gordon Atkinson
L. L. Barkat
Gina Conroy
Craver VII
CREEations
Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Mary DeMuth
Karl Edwards
Emdashery
Every Square Inch
Amy Goodyear
Marcus Goodyear
Al Hsu
Jennwith2ns
Charles Foster Johnson
Mike McLoughlin
Eve Nielsen
Naked Pastor
Ramblin Dan
Charity Singleton
Stacy

Comments

Dana said…

Thanks for telling us about this site. I love it and told a friend about it too. I definitely could have used it when I was an accountant working all alone in an office. But it may help in the future when I'm an accountant in Africa. I'm a missionary but the days of sitting at a desk... I can see wondering if I'm really serving God in those moments. It's easy to lose that perspective. And any spiritual growth help is much appreciated! Thanks again!

Mon Apr 23, 06:20:00 AM 2007

L.L. Barkat said…

I'm here with the tour bus.

Yes, I think it's a great resource too. A good site to start or end the day with (or maybe check out on lunch break, if the going has been rough).

Blessings...

Mon Apr 23, 06:26:00 PM 2007

Anonymous said…

Camy, you are a constant encouragement to me. Unfortunately your name starts with the letter "T" so it took me a bit to get to you. This blog tour business is hard work!

That's quite a bible cover, by the way!

Tue Apr 24, 03:01:00 PM 2007

Ramblin Dan said…

Thanks for the encouragement. And I look forward to more of your writing on TheHighCalling.org

Tue Apr 24, 03:30:00 PM 2007

Lifelong Learner said…

Camy,

You're welcome for the shout out. It was a good article! I will definitely look for future articles from you.

Enjoy the tour.

Tue Apr 24, 03:32:00 PM 2007

Every Square Inch said…

Camy

I enjoyed your debut article. I'm sure there are more on the way from you.

Thanks for sharing your perspective on work and faith

Andre

Wed Apr 25, 12:36:00 PM 2007

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