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Thus the concept of the calling remained, for Luther, bound to tradition. [56] The calling was something which man had to accept as divine decree; it was something to which he had to “submit”—this connotation took precedence over the other idea present, namely, that work in a calling was a (or rather the) divinely appointed task.

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber, Peter Baehr, and Gordon C. Wells

The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class. Halkett points out that capitalism’s success has diffused conspicuous consumption so broadly it’s a meaningless distinction, that is, luxury goods have become so broadly available in most categories that they no longer serve as the social signaling tools they once did. The term accessible luxury is emblematic of this trend.

When Anything Is Possible

David C Wells Jr

You need to know that lament does not always lead to an immediate solution. It does not always bring a quick or timely answer. Grief is not tame. Lament is not a simplistic formula. Instead, lament is the song you sing believing that one day God will answer and restore. Lament invites us to pray through our struggle with a life that is far from perfect.

Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy

Mark Vroegop, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Joni Tada

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