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Jack Voelkel is urbana.org's Missionary-in-Residence - in this column, he answers questions about missions, knowing God's will, and other issues.- Explore the archived topics on the right
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 | Brianna (10/02/09) How do you know that when you feel called somewhere it isn't just because you love it, but rather it is because God wants you to be there?... |
| Amy (08/31/09) Hello, my name is Amy. I am a freshman in college. I struggling with the idea, that college maybe isn't for me or I'm not ready yet. I... |
| Alison (05/14/09)
Hi Jack, I recently returned from a year-long mission experience overseas. It was a challenging and growthful year and confirmed... |
| Holly (04/19/09)
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| christie (03/25/09) First, I'd like to apologize for the length of my question. Here is my story. In January 2008, I was at crossroads (go to medical school... |
| Courtney (03/11/09)
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| Patti (02/17/09) Dear Jack, I am so confused! I am struggling with the decision of moving and starting anew somewhere far from what I know and what I am... |
| Emily (12/30/08) Hi Jack, My boyfriend and I have been together for about three years. Recently we have started having discussions about the future. A... |
| Joanna (12/26/08) If we can choose any path in terms of our career, how do we know which career God wants us to choose? |
| Hope (12/08/08) Hey Jack, I have been involved with a guy for about a year and he is getting to a point where he wants to make more of a commitment and... |
| Elizabeth (12/05/08) Hi, Jack! A year or so ago you answered my question here http://www.urbana.org/ns.aj.showall.cfm?RecordId=1784&Category=What%20is%20a%20Calling%3F... |
| Rebekka (09/08/08) I've always struggled with whether God wants me in Taiwan or here as a Fashion Designer in LA. I am aware that I can be a missionary anywhere,... |
| Meg (07/10/08) Hi Jack, I have been planning on going into missions full time in the next three to five years but over the past three months God has... |
| Greg (06/28/08) Jack, My story is long and incredible. But without getting into detail - Due to irresponsibility's and incredibly bad fortune in my past,... |
| Herald (05/24/08) Dear Jack Kindly help me in this : How can I get more guidance, advice, etc to taking specific steps towards a meaningful, God-willed,... |
| Sarah (05/02/08) I have tons of questions. I'm having trouble balancing my life actually. school, work and my relationship with God. I don't really know... |
| Aimee (05/01/08) I happened to be searching through an Urbana email and found the Ask Jack category for career opportunities and missions. I grew up my... |
| Ansley (04/28/08) Hi Jack, You have alot of wisdom! I want to be like you! :) I have a question I'd like to ask. I'm working in Korea as a volunteer... |
| Ross (04/22/08)
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| Alvaro (04/19/08) hi jack, part of my christian life I have lived making decisions based on intelligence, or sometimes in how I feel, always under God's... |
| Lizz (04/01/08) hi, i am an intern for Teen Mania Ministries. This year i have dedicated 12 months of my life to pursuing God and His will for my life.... |
| Anne (03/22/08) How do you balance obedience to God with submission to authority? What happens when God has told you to do something, others have affirmed... |
| Elizabeth (03/07/08) Hi Jack, My entire life I've always known that I won't lead a "normal" life. God has blessed me with a very intellectual mind, but also... |
| Past. Raymond Matabiele (03/05/08) Hello Jack. I am pastoring three small churches in South Africa. One in a farming area, one in a rural area and one in small town.Unemployment... |
| Erin (01/05/08) I have been looking at domestic internships with organiztions like the Jesuit and Lutheran volunteer corps. I am really looking for a... |
| Ann. (10/24/07) Hi ,i wish to ask u something. i wrote on some website for friendship only, i and that boy asked each other our hobbies etc., now that... |
| Gregg (09/22/07) Another question from Gregg ~ I note you are the missionary in residence. Cool! I admire your long-standing work in the Lord (your... |
| kimberly (09/06/07) i am at a place in my life where i think i need to be deciding on a couple things. 1) where should i live 2)who do i date 3)do i go to... |
| Ann (08/05/07) Dear Jack, I have to ask you this, I pray regularly, & feel God even answers, I want to ask ,like things worked rite, then things... |
| Amanda (08/02/07)
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| sarah (08/01/07) Hi Jack... thanks so much for answering questions... i've benefited from reading through questions others have already asked. i've a... |
| Rachel (07/06/07) How does one know where God wants us to go in our life concerning missions? |
| Paul (06/08/07) I'm a recent college graduate without a plan or vision. I've been job searching the past 3weeks with no luck so far. I've been praying... |
| Charlie (06/02/07) From a life spent in pews I've heard over and over again about God's plan for my life, and much of Urbana's focus was on finding your specific... |
| Meg (05/10/07) I saw your recent posting about God's will, and I currently find myself struggling with this. I have to say I slightly frustrated with... |
| Ryan (05/10/07)
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| Yasmin (05/09/07) Dear Jack, Recently, you answered a man who had a question concerning his confusion with what is God's will. I am trying to change so... |
| Ann. (04/18/07) Hi, I have this pro... |
| Kevin. (04/18/07) Hi Jack, I read M's email, I am also full of superstition, just like M, should i also think that the whole day gets spoilt just... |
| Allen (04/16/07) Does God's will for my life change? I have prayed about a topic (along the lines of something similar to my career, where to live, a relationship)... |
| Meg. (04/15/07) Dear Jack, I have a problem, I have been in stress for a very long time, I also am very supersticious, like if i fall down , I feel... |
| A (03/28/07) I have a heart for China and I have this opportunity to serve in China for 2 years. Recently my struggle is basically trying to determine... |
| John (03/22/07)
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| SUE (02/25/07) dEAR Jack, I am very sad, I have been praying to God to guide me, in whatway should I expect an answer, thanks, Sue |
| Calvin (01/26/07) I am an international student studying in the US. Intervarsity is organizing a 6 week mission trip to China for this coming summer. Well,... |
| Laura (01/18/07) Hello Jack! I am struggling right now with deciding what to do after college. I have had a desire to teach overseas for some time and... |
| melanie (12/31/06) I am currently at Urbana and I would like to hear your idea about something Rick Warren said, he said that we get to choose our career,... |
| Stephen (12/15/06) What should the biggest motivator for missions be? For example, lots of people say "find the greatest need that you can fill and go there" others... |
| Ali (12/14/06) Dear Jack, I'm a 27 year old ESL teacher working in the inner city with refugees/immigrants. I love it and I feel God has called me... |
| Peter (11/16/06) Hi Jack...I'm about to graduate from college this year with a degree in religion, and I still have no idea what the Lord wants me to do... |
| Diana (10/26/06) Jack- What is wrong with smoking marijuana? Should the fact that it is illegal be enough to stop me from smoking (because I don't trust... |
| tim (10/08/06) Jack, I am a married 32 yr. old guy with 3 kids under 7yrs. I am in nursing school as of now and hope to use this on the mission field.... |
| wolphy (09/20/06) Hello Jack, I have 2 questions: the first one is that i am going to start grad school next semester for environmental science. I... |
| Sara (09/18/06) I would like some insight from someone who has 'been around the missions block'. I feel a calling to full time missions, but I don't know... |
| James (09/18/06) My wife and I are going to become missionaries in Reynoas, Mexico. We are leaving on Jan 2, 2007. My question is this: "How do you deal... |
| Darara (09/10/06)
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| David (09/08/06) Question about guidance: Dear Jack, I've been praying all summer about going to Urbana '06. I've registered a while back, but I never... |
| kathy (08/12/06) Well, I guess I just was wondering how do you really know what God's calling to you is? I mean, what I think He is telling me is so far... |
| Amy (06/21/06) I am getting married at the end of July. I sometimes get "cold feet" when I think of any perceived flaws in my fiance's and my relationship.... |
| jeff (06/14/06) jack, i'm reading thru some of your "ask jack" articles. you sure have a lot of good and smart ideas, good suggestions on research,... |
| Joe (06/06/06) Jack, I was wondering if you could share with me how your courtship went with the woman you fell in love with that wanted to be a missionary... |
| Mike (04/02/06) I got a problem with masturbation. My walk with God is just so so far away. CAn you help me by telling me about some practical steps? |
| Missy (02/01/06)
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| Andy. (12/04/05) Dear Jack, Could you help me a bit, I had prayed to God for some personal reasons, twice I got some answers & the next time, for the... |
| Lauren (10/25/05) Hello! A friend of mine recently put out a "fleece" to determine if she should get back together with the man with whom she had broken... |
| Sam. (10/23/05) Dear Jack,--please help me, I had written earlier, wonder whether you got my question, I am religious, pray honestly, recently I had... |
| Andy. (10/14/05) Hi, I was reading John's email & I also want to ask you something, many times I also prayed to God, but I do not understand his way of... |
| Kristine (10/12/05)
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| John. (10/11/05) Hi, I thought i would ask you this question, I have been praying for certain personal reasons asking God for an answer, I asked him... |
| Kellsye (10/09/05) I just read the column responding to Carrie's question. My sister forwarded this web site to me and I wasn't really expecting much, but... |
| Eric (09/21/05) Hi Jack, I just graduated from Occidental College w/ a B.A. in Politics. I'm seriously considering going overseas in a couple of... |
| sarah (08/16/05) Hello! I'm a nurse practitioner and the mom of a 14 month-old. My husband and I have been interested in short term mission work with... |
| Valeria (04/07/05) Hi Jack I was wondering if you could help me out with something. I've always had a certain love for the missionary field in my heart,... |
| anonymous (04/04/05) Dear Jack, I've heard God tells us through signs, what we need to do, I want to know how does one find out what are these signs, I can't... |
| kev. (03/29/05) Dear Jack, I was looking for religious jobs, & came across several sites telling about jobs, are they reliable, could you tell me of... |
| Amy (03/18/05) Since reading different books (like sacred romance) I have had a problem seeing the difference between a desire and a calling. I desire... |
| anonymous (03/17/05) Hi Jack, I've heard God tells us through signs, what we need to do, I want to know how does one find out what are these signs, i cant... |
| sassan (03/14/05)
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| Anonymous (02/27/05) Dear Jack, i feel i am close to God, because i pray to him, & he kind of answers my prayers, recently out of nothing i fell in love... |
| Brian (01/05/05) Jack, I am currently in college and I will be a junior this year with no real direction. I feel no certain calling toward any major, though... |
| Crystal (11/08/04) Hi Jack, I am a sophomore in college pursuing a degree in public health. I plan to go on to medical school because I feel that God is... |
| Joe (10/25/04) I have many friends that have a heart for overseas missions. As of right now, I do not know where God is leading me. I feel a little pressure... |
| Chelsey (03/07/04)
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