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Ask NT Wright Anything

#73 Vocation and calling

Ask NT Wright Anything

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Does our vocation and calling on earth make a difference if God is going to put everything right in the end? Does my past disqualify me from a call to priesthood? These and more questions are answered by Tom Wright. ·     Support the show – give from the USA or Rest of the world·     For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com·     Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online·     Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Ask NTWY Anything podcast.

0:58.0

Well, welcome back to the show. I'm Justin Browley, premier's theology and apologetics editor.

1:03.0

Bringing you another edition of the program that brings you the thought and theology of Tom Wright, former Bishop of Durham, currently in a research position at Whitley Paul at Oxford University, though he's written many books and ministered and worked in lots of parts of the UK.

1:18.0

Today's show brought to you as ever by premier SPCK and NTWY Online.

1:23.0

Today, Tom taking questions on vocation and calling. So we'll be hearing from Alejandra in Colombia, Seth in Texas, Dave in Ireland and Travis in Omaha.

1:34.0

So look out for the questions coming up on today's show. Don't forget you can find out more from the show over at our show page. That's ask NTWY.com.

1:43.0

There are more shows there, there are more resources and you can of course give and support the show as well.

1:49.0

We'll send you an ebook if you're able to do that as a thank you. For now, let's get into today's show.

2:01.0

Well, Tom, it's been a little while since we've seen each other and the last time was in person, which was lovely.

2:07.0

We're back on the Zoom today, but you came to London to be part of our unbelievable conference. It was a fun day, wasn't it, with you and Tom Holland?

2:15.0

It really was and I've always enjoyed meeting Tom Holland and thank you very much for introducing him personally, having read several of his books and so on.

2:24.0

And he and I, I think if we were in a room together for half a day, time would not flag. We've got plenty to talk about.

2:32.0

So it was great to be able to do it partly personally and partly on air.

2:35.0

Yeah, and I've had so much good feedback to both the sessions you presented individually and the conversation you had at the end, which I thought was wonderful.

2:45.0

And I hope we can have many more of those. I'd love to just stick a microphone between you when you're there for half a day together.

2:52.0

Well, well, I mean, it's fascinating and we might be talking about a cricket match or we might be talking about theology and church history, but he's a very good company.

3:02.0

Yes, I think you're but you similar characters in that way. I think you both enjoy enjoy company.

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