Episode 9: Health Scares and an Uncertain Future King of the Middle

00:10 Intro



01:36 Michael had a medical scare recently: He had a spot on his kidney



04:37 Chris: Impact of cancer diagnosis a decade ago / Questions about his career that surfaced



08:20 Michael’s triumphant reaction to good news / Imagining the worse case and how limited time on earth would have changed his POV on work and life



15:02 Impact of ongoing everyday ups and downs on Michael



18:44 For Chris, marriage was a huge shake-up in his life / Chris’s pre-marriage idols vs what God has revealed to him recently



27:25 Michael recalls a time in the recent past when a good job opportunity presented itself but was going to misdirect his calling



31:31 Michael wrote an autobiography at that time of his life



35:24 Michael left a good job in the Bay Area to continuing pursuing his artistic calling as a writer in LA



43:02 Chris’s reflection on the uncertainty of that time period seven years ago



43:22 The benefits of working with folks in jobs outside your ministry calling (the bonds of friendship) 



48:30 The dangers of tying our identity to our success = we’re more susceptible to mood swings that accompany life’s highs & lows



50:11 Heaps of disappointment tied to our lack of success can influence our Christian witness / Tip: Look around and see all the good things that God has done (and is doing) for us



53:25 How do we determine if it’s time to quit the intense pursuit of our ‘perceived’ calling?



55:23 Outro



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