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November 2020

November 07, 2020

Confessions of an Ex-Rush-Limbaugh Fan Who Eats Tofu: The 2020 Version

This is my childhood's paradox: we had no fear that asking all the classic theological...

November 03, 2020

Ten Things I Know Now I Didn’t Know in 2016

Most gestures are empty gestures. Voting might be a gesture.

May 2020

May 16, 2020

My Name is Karen, and I Want to Talk to the Manager of the Universe

We have a desire to create art, to sing and talk and act and breathe...

May 11, 2020

Ten Things About Work We’ve Learned From COVID-19

Many things most essential to being human turn out to be things that require close...

March 2020

March 10, 2020

Late Capitalism and the Chromebook Charger

What I don’t know is if this is a praiseworthy tale of the ability of...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Human Beings are Not Investments

This is the message of a recent blog post by Amy Laura Hall of Duke...

December 2015

December 02, 2015

VIDEO: How Faithful Churches Create Flourishing Communities

Here's an inspiring talk on a vision for churches and their communities delivered by Charlie...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

At the #AsburyProject today

...a great gathering of folks at Asbury Seminary and Asbury University in Wilmore, KY around...

October 2015

October 12, 2015

Rising Tide or Zero-Sum Game?

Why Christians should care that the Nobel prize in economics has gone to poverty and...

October 01, 2015

Good practice makes perfect

Would knowing whether a restaurant is a good employer influence your decision on where to...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

The church: shelter, fighter, or preview?

By Bruce Ashford As American churches face an increasingly hostile and post-Christian culture, we must...

September 29, 2015

Christ is Lord over all: Why it’s ok for the Pope to talk about money

By Zen Hess There is a lively discussion on the internet regarding Pope Francis addressing...

July 2015

July 07, 2015

One of the most strategic things pastors can do

Faith, work, and economics integration is one of the most strategic things you can invest...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

But what about sin? more from #ActonU

More of our reports from the recent Acton University conference. Read the first six posts...

May 2015

May 02, 2015

10 things you don’t know about the Clapham Sect

Attending the Q Conference in Boston this past week, I was reminded that almost any...

April 2015

April 13, 2015

NEWS: Two new bloggers on the Faith and Work Channel

We’re always happy when more people join the discussions on faith, work, economics, vocation, and...

April 10, 2015

From the archives: Women, work, and productivity

"How should women reconcile the artificial divide between home and work? You may be surprised...

March 2015

March 08, 2015

From the archives: 5 tools for applying faith, work, & economics to your life

Thinking biblically about work requires much more than memorizing a lot of Scripture. It requires...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

What can really help hurting workers?

This article originally appeared at Hang Together. College of the Ozarks’ “Hard Work U” Program...

February 02, 2015

[VIDEO] Faith@Work Summit: We have videos for you!

Some great and inspiring talks from the Faith@Work Summit have now been posted--including some from...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

The necessity of risk

By Petar Nenadov, originally published at the KPN Resources blog Several resources now exist that...

January 21, 2015

Next steps and resources for church leaders

We’re returning to our occasional series of posts on work and vocation (linked at the...

January 20, 2015

How do we understand our work in the light of our faith?

We’re returning to our occasional series of posts on work and vocation (linked at the...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

YEARLY ROUNDUP: Our Top Posts of 2014 on MISSION:WORK

Check them out again! And stay tuned for more great musings and helpful tips on...

December 22, 2014

Chocolate and meaningful work

By Alayna Greenfield, originally published at the KPN Resources blog. Regardless of profession, most people...

December 08, 2014

Justice in #Ferguson

(Originally published in September 2014 at the KPN Resources blog.) I recently was asked a...

December 04, 2014

New blog on the Patheos Faith and Work Channel

Announcing our newest blog, Work Cited. It's a book review blog whose aim is to...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Economic wisdom in 12 bullet points

By Drew Cleveland. Originally posted at the Kern Pastors Network Resources blog. People love lists!...

November 21, 2014

A “Theology of Work” in 12 bullet points

By Drew Cleveland. Originally posted at the Kern Pastors Network Resources blog. This pastors network...

November 03, 2014

Politics in the Pulpit? Yes and No

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Politics in the Pulpit. Read other perspectives here....