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What Is Your Vocation?
The Voice of Zion April 2026 - Round the Table -- Youth from the Cokato, Minn., congregation contributed these reflections and questions. In the life of a believer, the word calling or vocation can sometimes sound large or distant, as if it refers only to life’s biggest decisions – career, family, or positions of responsibility. Yet the Christian understanding of calling is both simpler and deeper. Before anything else, God calls us to be His own: to believe the gospel, to
Apr 15 min read
God’s Love and Grace: A Steady Help in Mental Struggles
Tommi Kinnunen | The Voice of Zion October 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Struggling with mental health – such as depression – can...
Oct 1, 20253 min read
Believers and Entrepreneurs
Eric Jurmu | The Voice of Zion September 2025 - Round the Table Article -- An entrepreneur organizes and runs a business, taking on...
Sep 1, 20253 min read
Do Broader Steps Bring Happiness?
Aleksi Päkkilä | The Voice of Zion June/July 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Aleksi Päkkilä serves as a parish pastor in the Nivala...
Jun 1, 20254 min read
Asking or Questioning: What’s the Difference?
Laurel Hill interviewing her dad, Peter | The Voice of Zion June/July 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Laurel: Is there a difference...
Jun 1, 20253 min read
Seeking Contentment
Ken Byman | The Voice of Zion May 2025 - Round the Table Article -- Contentment can be difficult to find, and it seems we spend our lives...
May 1, 20253 min read
Authentically Include Others
Rick Nevala | The Voice of Zion April 2025 - Round the Table Article -- I sometimes see a fellow traveler of the way sitting alone at...
Apr 1, 20253 min read
What Are the Beatitudes?
Alexandra Glynn | The Voice of Zion February 2024 - Round the Table Article -- The word “Beatitudes” comes from a Latin root meaning...
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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