Purpose is a huge topic within the human development community. It has spawned countless books—including one by this author—and many, many conferences. Most examinations of the topic focus on how to ...

What is the purpose of life? There are as many answers to this age-old question as there are people, and they run the gamut from hopeful to nihilistic to, well, nonexistent. Here are just a few famous ...

Regardless of your job or title, it's easy to feel lost in the business of daily life. We often find ourselves going through the motions, without stopping to ask ourselves the most fundamental ...

What is our purpose on Earth? Why are we here, what is expected of us? What is the purpose of our existence? Deep questions with answers hard to define. There are many theories of what our purpose on ...

Far too often, purpose in life feels scarce. We become enamored with a big, audacious version of purpose that can feel more overwhelming than inspiring. The higher our aspirations, the greater the ...

I'm writing this article from coronavirus social distancing, week 4.5. This is the time when most of us are thinking: "I should be doing X, Y, and Z." If not that, we might be starting each sentence ...

Integral to a Christian worldview and to psychology are foundational questions about personhood: What characteristics are essential? What is our purpose? Do we naturally incline toward good or bad?