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September 2013

September 12, 2013

Identity and Belonging – At Work?

Over at Fieldnotes, Gideon Strauss is recounting some of his own remarkable vocational history - starting...

August 2013

August 12, 2013

Can We Survive Reaching the Edge of Heartbreak at Work?

Gideon Strauss is the executive director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

Paying the Blessings Forward

As a college professor, I work very hard at relatively low pay relative to my...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

For the Weekend: Work, and the End of the World

Three links for your weekend reading: First, Katherine Leary Alsdorf wrote a piece called "Stop...

June 25, 2013

Life Work

Well, not to be tooting my own horn, but I think this would be of...

June 06, 2013

Working for God’s Best???

There's a great article on The High Calling called "Working for God's Best." Paul Sartarelli...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

The Grind and the Glory

Recently, over at Christianity Today, Tim Keller (pastor of New York City's Redeemer Presbyterian Church) talked with...

November 2012

November 18, 2012

A Prayer That’s Not Just for the Pulpit – Inspiration from the High Calling

Psalm 19:1-14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

A Kingdom Perspective on Work

I just finished a thoughtful and challenging book by one of my favorite biblical scholars,...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Fasting from Climbing the Ladder

Heather Holleman, writing for The High Calling, offers some thoughts on a different kind of...

July 26, 2012

Why Work? Part 3

Recently, I have been posting excerpts (Part 1, Part 2) from a fascinating article by...

July 25, 2012

Spiritual Warfare in the Workplace?

Ed Cyzewski has a thoughtful, challenging article on The High Calling. "Work is a Battlefield"...

July 20, 2012

Why Work? Part 2

In nothing has the Church so lost Her hold on reality as in Her failure...

July 19, 2012

Why Work?

The first [proposition], stated quite briefly, is that work is not, primarily, a thing one...

July 05, 2012

Work and God . . . Oops! The Times Gets It Very Wrong

A recent column in the New York Times gets many things right, and at least...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

If You’re a Boss, Share the Wealth!

My colleagues at The High Calling have just produced a new video on work. It's...

June 19, 2012

Got a Lot to Do? Then Take a Break!

So writes Phyllis Korkki, writing for the New York Times. In "To Stay on Schedule,...

May 2012

May 03, 2012

Google’s Secret: Search Inside Yourself

According the New York Times, Google has a new secret that's transforming their corporate life....

May 02, 2012

God Rebuilds the World Through Our Work

Does our work really matter? Lester DeKoster answers "yes" in his insightful article, "God Rebuilds...

April 2012

April 28, 2012

Thoughtful Reflections on Work and Family

If you ever tagged along when your father went to work, if you ever think...

March 2012

March 07, 2012

The First Thin Place

Today, I want to begin some theological reflection on the idea of thin places. As...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

Plug Into Silence – New Video from The High Calling

My colleagues at TheHighCalling.org have produced a striking new video. I need to hear this...

February 08, 2012

Creation, Contentment, and Work: Chapter 2

In yesterday's post, I began thinking about contentment in light of the creation narratives in...

February 07, 2012

Creation, Contentment, and Work

In yesterday’s post, I suggested that, for many of us, the paradigm of contentment would...

January 2012

January 09, 2012

Great Writing on Work and Faith

TheHighCalling.org hosts "Everyday Conversations About Work, Life, and God." Recently, The High Calling features some...

November 2011

November 07, 2011

Why Is Work Important?

The High Calling features a 60-second video on the question: Why is work important? Check...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

Do Happier People Work Harder?

A recent New York Times opinion piece asks the question: Do happier people work harder?...