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December 2016

December 06, 2016

Lessons on Christian Vocation from ‘Chewbacca Mom’

By Joseph Sunde “It doesn’t matter how talented, how anointed, how gifted, how passionate, 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...

August 17, 2016

Is God Opposed to Christians Making Lots of Money?

By Joseph Sunde “Being Godly doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be wealthy. God...

August 02, 2016

How Kentucky Schools Are Rejecting the ‘College Readiness’ Cookie Cutter

By Joseph Sunde Fueled by a mix of misguided cultural pressures and misaligned government incentives,...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Economy of Wisdom: Four Questions of Christian Education

By Anthony Bradley One of the advantages of living in a free society is that...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Kuyper’s Impact on Chuck Colson

By Joseph Sunde “I’ve done my best to popularize Kuyper, because that’s what’s so desperately...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

Gospel Entrepreneurs

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

January 18, 2016

Hot Fries and the End of Work

By James Bruce “The end of work” means at least two different things. The phrase...

January 11, 2016

Wonder Rush: Coffee, Work, and Showing Up

By Evan Koons I first met Karl Fisher, founder of Alabaster Coffee Roaster + Tea Company,...

October 2015

October 26, 2015

Life in Exile: Bringing Peace and Prosperity to Rural New York

By Evan Koons We’ve got another testimony for you. This one is from Judilynn Niedercorn...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Have Christian Female Entrepreneurs Changed The World?

By Elise Hilton Christina M. Weber thinks so. She says that Christian women have been...

June 16, 2015

How an Ex-Convict Learned to Worship Through His Work

By Joseph Sunde Alfonso was looking for a “fast life,” and as a result, he...

June 11, 2015

Mike Rowe and The ‘Propaganda’ of Work

By Elise Hilton Mike Rowe, the “Dirty Jobs” guy, makes an occasional appearance here on Oikonomia. Why...

June 04, 2015

Dear Grads: Welcome To Work

By Elise Hilton If you’re a college grad, what was your first job out of...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

It’s Not About You: Vocation as a Means of Crucifixion

By Joseph Sunde As I've noted in the past, Christians must always remain conscious of the...

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...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Everyday Christianity: A Faith Free From The Accidental Pharisaism of Missional, Radical, Crazy, and Other Superlatives

By Anthony Bradley Every day matters. This is the very simple message of what it...

February 2015

February 13, 2015

In Praise of Trade Schools

By Anthony Bradley One of the benefits of a Christian theology of work is that...

February 06, 2015

The Drink for What Ails You

By Evan Koons We’re wrapping up the Economy of Wonder with a trip to the FLOW Saloon...

February 04, 2015

The 7 Best Super Bowl Commercials About Vocation and Stewardship

By Joe Carter Contrary to the trite assertion made every year by people who don’t...

February 03, 2015

Motherhood Is More than a Job

By Joseph Sunde I have plenty of hesitations about heeding various calls to “work-life balance,” mostly because they...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

A Challenge to ‘Work-Life Balance’

By Joseph Sunde Upon the birth of our third child, I took a brief “vacation”...

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...

January 13, 2015

How to Develop a Christian Mind in Business School (Part III)

By Joe Carter Note: This is the third in a series on developing a Christian mind in...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

How to Develop a Christian Mind in Business School (Part II)

By Joe Carter Note: This is the second in a series on developing a Christian...

December 05, 2014

The Great Exchange of the Magi

By Dylan Pahman On the Nativity of Jesus Christ, Christians celebrate the birth of the...

November 2014

November 14, 2014

Why Your Job Pushing Paper Can Help Change the World

By Joe Carter More than at any time in the last hundred years, Christians (at...

November 06, 2014

Graceful Marketing in a Broken World

By Jordan Ballor In his reflections on art and common grace, Abraham Kuyper affirmed that “the world of...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

‘Work Is a Good Thing for Man’

By Elise Hilton I was transfixed by this video the other day. The simplicity of...

October 22, 2014

A Prayer for the Aid of God in Vocation

By Jordan Ballor At the conclusion of the English translation of Niels Hemmingsen’s The Way of...