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October 2016

October 19, 2016

Lessons on Work as Service from a Hotel Housekeeper

By Joseph Sunde When it comes to basic definitions of work, I’ve found great comfort...

October 04, 2016

‘None of This Is Mine’: Alton Brown on Stewardship

By Joseph Sunde In an interview with Eater, celebrity chef Alton Brown was asked how...

September 2016

September 07, 2016

Spiritual Change in the Great Enrichment

By Joseph Sunde In Dierdre McCloskey’s latest book, Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

The Rise Campaign: Restoring New York City through the Workplace

By Allison Gilbert New York City has been called one of the least religious cities...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

What Is the Meaning of Work?

By Caroline Roberts Working comprises the bulk of most people’s adult lives. Unfortunately, many people...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Finding Meaning and Beauty as a Fast Food Worker

By Joseph Sunde “This is not what I thought I’d be doing at twenty-seven.” So...

March 2016

March 10, 2016

Creating Value for the Glory of God

By Joseph Sunde The real estate crisis led to plenty of finger-pointing and blame-shifting, but...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Music Box: A Parable on Finding Joy at Work (and in Life)

By Joseph Sunde When struggling with work that wounds — work that is “cross-bearing, self-denying,...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

Executive Stewardship: Where Work and Wage Meet

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

January 13, 2016

Aslan’s Song of Stewardship

By Joseph Sunde When we think about “stewardship,” our minds tend to revert to the material and...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Raw Craft: The Art of Bookmaking and the Glory of Craftsmanship

By Joseph Sunde Throughout its history, the American economy has transitioned from agrarian to industrial to...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Lester DeKoster’s 3 Dimensions of Work

By Joseph Sunde Lester DeKoster’s short book, Work: The Meaning of Your Life, sets forth a profound...

October 05, 2015

Now Available: Lester DeKoster’s ‘Work,’ Re-Issued with New Afterword

By Joseph Sunde Originally written in 1982, Lester DeKoster’s small book,Work: The Meaning of Your...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

5 Things Craigslist Teaches Us About The Beauty of Trade

By Joseph Sunde I’ve been a Craigslist fan for years, using it for everything from snagging free...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

Work and the Fabric of Civilization

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

May 19, 2015

Lessons in Creative Destruction from ‘Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel’

By Joseph Sunde Creative destruction can be a painful thing, particularly when you’re the one...

May 05, 2015

Dig Deeper: The Writers and Thinkers Behind ‘FLOW’

By Evan Koons Hello Fr-angers and St-riends, Perhaps you’ve completed For the Life of the...

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...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

God Is With You in the Workplace (Whether You Know It or Not)

This post is part of a symposium on vocation between the Patheos Faith and Work Channel and...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

Gratification and Civilization

By Jordan Ballor On Christmas morning, millions of children all over the world will race downstairs...

December 12, 2014

Wounding Work: Creative Service as Cross Bearing

By Joseph Sunde In recent years, we’ve seen a renewed focus on the deeper value,...

December 09, 2014

How a Shoe Builds Civilization

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

December 03, 2014

Disability, Service, and Stewardship

By Jordan Ballor There’s a dangerous tendency in America today to view disabilities of various...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Pilgrims, Property Rights, and the Source of Stewardship

By Joseph Sunde Each Thanksgiving brings with it an opportunity to pause, meditate, and express our...

November 18, 2014

King David on the Heart of Christian Stewardship

By Joseph Sunde We live amid unprecedented economic prosperity, and with the promise of globalization...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Serving the Least of These Through Our Daily Work

By Joseph Sunde When discussing the Christian call to service, we often hear references to Matthew...