https://store.upperroom.org:443/contributors/jo-kadlecekJo Kadlecek is a former waitress, soccer player and English teacher who has long been hooked on stories. Though she grew up in Denver, Jo has discovered stories everywhere she has been, whether living in Mississippi, biking through Ireland, or sitting on a subway in New York City where she and Chris lived for seven years before moving to the North Shore of Boston to teach and write at Gordon College.https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard-6<p>Do you long for more passion in your life? How do you define passion?</p> <p>Many people associate passion with intense romance, adventure, creativity, vocation, or calling. If you ask a pastor or priest to define passion, he or she would likely link the word to the passion of Christ, to the events of Holy Week.</p> <p>The definition of <em>passion</em> has evolved over the years. Originally the word came from the Latin <em>passio</em>, which means "to suffer."</p> <p>Woman Overboard invites you to join an adventure of discovering</p> <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>how to find out what you were born for</li> <li>how to live out your particular calling in the context of your Christian faith</li> <li>how to make sense of a broken world in light of the passion of Christ</li> </ul> </div> <p>The passionate life isn't easy, Kadlecek says. Suffering can come when we pursue our passions. We have to take risks; we must jump overboard. We need to recognize that jumping overboard could be hard, scary, and dangerous. But consider how dangerous it would be to just stay where you are.</p> <p>When we anchor our identity in the passion of Christ, we are free to jump overboard. We are free to take the risks we've always wanted to take, to pursue the things we've always wanted to pursue.</p> <p>So what are you waiting for? Dive into the journey of waking up to the passion and gifts around you!</p>Tue, 24 May 2022 16:01:35 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard-6https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard-3<p>Do you long for more passion in your life? How do you define passion?</p> <p>Many people associate passion with intense romance, adventure, creativity, vocation, or calling. If you ask a pastor or priest to define passion, he or she would likely link the word to the passion of Christ, to the events of Holy Week.</p> <p>The definition of <em>passion</em> has evolved over the years. Originally the word came from the Latin <em>passio</em>, which means "to suffer."</p> <p>Woman Overboard invites you to join an adventure of discovering</p> <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>how to find out what you were born for</li> <li>how to live out your particular calling in the context of your Christian faith</li> <li>how to make sense of a broken world in light of the passion of Christ</li> </ul> </div> <p>The passionate life isn't easy, Kadlecek says. Suffering can come when we pursue our passions. We have to take risks; we must jump overboard. We need to recognize that jumping overboard could be hard, scary, and dangerous. But consider how dangerous it would be to just stay where you are.</p> <p>When we anchor our identity in the passion of Christ, we are free to jump overboard. We are free to take the risks we've always wanted to take, to pursue the things we've always wanted to pursue.</p> <p>So what are you waiting for? Dive into the journey of waking up to the passion and gifts around you!</p>Sat, 14 May 2022 03:14:29 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard-3https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard<p>Do you long for more passion in your life? How do you define passion?</p> <p>Many people associate passion with intense romance, adventure, creativity, vocation, or calling. If you ask a pastor or priest to define passion, he or she would likely link the word to the passion of Christ, to the events of Holy Week.</p> <p>The definition of <em>passion</em> has evolved over the years. Originally the word came from the Latin <em>passio</em>, which means "to suffer."</p> <p>Woman Overboard invites you to join an adventure of discovering</p> <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>how to find out what you were born for</li> <li>how to live out your particular calling in the context of your Christian faith</li> <li>how to make sense of a broken world in light of the passion of Christ</li> </ul> </div> <p>The passionate life isn't easy, Kadlecek says. Suffering can come when we pursue our passions. We have to take risks; we must jump overboard. We need to recognize that jumping overboard could be hard, scary, and dangerous. But consider how dangerous it would be to just stay where you are.</p> <p>When we anchor our identity in the passion of Christ, we are free to jump overboard. We are free to take the risks we've always wanted to take, to pursue the things we've always wanted to pursue.</p> <p>So what are you waiting for? Dive into the journey of waking up to the passion and gifts around you!</p>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:25:30 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/woman-overboard