John Jaramillo engaged with me recently.
He wrote about our conversation:
Paradoxes are mentioned throughout this episode — forces that aren’t typically associated with one another, or may even be considered antithetical. Fear and abundance. Faith and science. Profit and purpose. It may seem counterintuitive, but in tandem each of those sets can lead us where we want to go.
Sometimes, we just need to accept that. We need to know both what it is we want to achieve and how we are going to get there in a way that feels right for us personally. We can’t compromise or forfeit our individual process, even if it looks like a problematic paradox to someone else.
And reconciling a paradox is all about self-reflection. In this case, when it comes to profit and purpose, the effects of making money aren’t necessarily evil or selfish as long as you remain steadfast in who you want to be as a person, servant, and community member.
Self-awareness and intentional balance make all the difference. In this episode, Harland shares with me his aptitude for and calling to pastoral care, and how it existed in him even before he became a pastor and long after he retired and took up (profitable, money-making) real estate investing.
Some Conversation Highlights
• Harland shares his journey from military service member to pastor, entrepreneur, and author
• The significance of a pastor’s heart in business and community settings
• How mentors and faith played a role in his life pivot points
• Reconciling science and faith: seeing both sides as valuable
• The story behind his book “Profit Seeks Purpose” and its core message
• The concept of marketplace ministry and living both worlds authentically
The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Harland is, How are you embracing the paradoxes in life — two things that typically aren’t associated with each other — and making them work for you and those around you?
Here is a link to the podcast interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MINXoESo65c