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January 2016

January 20, 2016

Gospel Entrepreneurs

By Joseph Sunde In his book, Risky Gospel, Owen Strachan calls Christians to an active life...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

Over-Educated and Under-Trained: Mike Rowe on the Need for Philosophizing Welders

By Joseph Sunde Marco Rubio has inspired plenty of chin-stroking over his recent remarks about welders...

September 2015

September 10, 2015

Work Plants the Seed; Civilization Reaps the Harvest

By Lester DeKoster The following is an adapted excerpt from Work: The Meaning of Your Life by...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Chalk Art For the Life of the World

By Joseph Sunde In his review of the Acton Institute’s film series, For the Life of the World:...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Unemployment as Economic-Spiritual Indicator: May 2015 Report

By Joe Carter Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a...

May 2015

May 08, 2015

Boyhood, the Masculine Spirit, and the Formative Power of Work

By Joseph Sunde The modern age has introduced many blessings when it comes to child-rearing and...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

Work, the Curse, and Common Grace

By Jordan Ballor That human beings were created to be creators, to work, is undeniable....

February 2015

February 11, 2015

A Parable for the Unemployed

By Jordan Ballor The theme of work recurs and reverberates throughout the Christian scriptures. We...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

How a Shoe Builds Civilization

By Joseph Sunde Can something as simple as a shoe build civilization? I recently had...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Toil as Curse and Grace

By Dylan Pahman According to ancient legend, Sisyphus was punished by the gods for his...