Career Conundrums: Episode 808
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Struggling to find your dream job, plus recovery from religious trauma, and when you’re in a relationship but have a crush on someone else.
Featured musical artist: Vertical Worship
Roundtable: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Figuring out your career path can be intimidating, and it’s rarely a straight line of opportunities and decisions. Few of us knew for certain what we wanted to do upon graduating from college, and some of us still haven’t found our career sweet spot. What’s the answer? Is it trial and error? Taking another career assessment? Prayer and fasting? All of the above? Our roundtable guests have been there, and they infuse this week’s conversation with practical tips and encouragement for trusting God with our vocational futures.
Culture: Hope After Spiritual Trauma
Most Christians have at some point experienced a version of church hurt. In many cases, it’s been emotionally and spiritually traumatic. Whether it’s abuse, rejection, betrayal, moral failure or a massive church split, spiritual trauma is real. In the midst of it (or in the aftermath), how do you stay close to God? How do you trust His heart, and how do you find healing? Counselor Rob Jackson has years of pastoral and clinical counseling experience and has worked with many people on recovery in this sphere. If you’re struggling with pain from church wounds, this discussion may help you move forward.
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
Inbox: When You Have a Crush on Someone Else
What do you do if you’re in a serious relationship but you have a crush on someone else? Counselor Kari Aho weighs in.
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| 1:01.7 | Well, folks, welcome to this week's episode of the boundless show. Well, folks, welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 1:13.0 | This is Lisa Anderson with you. |
| 1:14.8 | And a special episode this week because this episode in its entirety is produced by our summer intern, Valley Weiss. |
| 1:22.9 | And so props to her. |
| 1:24.4 | And really, it's just our opportunity to unload some work on her. So that's great for us as |
| 1:29.2 | well. But she's done an amazing job putting this together. So as I often do a little bit of what is |
| 1:35.0 | coming up later in the show. For our inbox, we have a listener who's wondering what to do |
| 1:39.6 | when you find yourself developing a crush on someone, but you're already in a serious relationship. |
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