Mike Smith:
My guest this week is Christian author, speaker, and cultural commentator, Dr. Gene Edward Veith. Thank you for joining us today, Dr. Veith!

Dr. Gene Edward Veith:
Glad to be with you again!

Mike:
Dr. Veith, we talked on an earlier program series about how vocation and apprenticeship can come together to help homeschooled students as they pursue their callings.* This week, we’re discussing the broad concept of vocation, especially as it relates to the parents listening. Dr. Veith, would you explain what the doctrine of vocation is, and why it’s so important?

Dr. Veith:
The word vocation simply means “calling,” and it has to do with the idea that God calls people into different relationships for different purposes, as how He governs the world. This was one of the key teachings of the Protestant Reformation that had such an impact on families and the culture and societies. And we need to get that back again!

Basically, the doctrine of vocation is about how God works through people. Romans 13 teaches how God protects us through the lawful governments and through our military, our police and firemen and everyone who works that way—God protecting us through them. And He creates life—which is the most amazing miracle of all—through the vocation of mothers and fathers in the calling of the family.

Mike:
Thank you for bringing us this timely message, Dr. Veith! And until next time, I’m Mike Smith.