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September 2015

September 07, 2015

Has God Taken Labor Day Off?

Is God Working or Resting? According to Genesis 2:2, God is resting. “By the seventh...

August 2015

August 17, 2015

Is Working as a Financial Adviser as Spiritual as Working for World Vision?

Mark Sheerin was once an international aid worker for the Christian ministry World Vision, traveling...

August 14, 2015

Church Leaders: Please Affirm the High Calling of Our Daily Work

Church leaders, rightly, have a primary thing on their mind: The mandate to see people...

August 12, 2015

3 commitments that Sustain the Christian

A worldview, a mentor, a community. Nothing magic here, but these three habits of heart...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Knowing Always Means Doing

Blood:Water Mission and the Need to Do Something. Now that we know, what are we...

July 23, 2015

Kate Harris: Cultivating Attentiveness

Learning to see the heart of God in our work. In this 3-minute video, friend...

July 21, 2015

Busy is Not Cool

8 Questions to Prayerfully Assess Why You Are So Busy. When I run into friends...

July 14, 2015

ReFrame: New Film-Based Course on How to Connect Faith to All Areas of Life

The Reframing Story ReFrame aims to help you live out faith in everyday life, encouraging...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

The Disruption That is The Sabbath

When we first moved to St. Louis, we lived in a suburb that had two...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

What Does Jesus Have to Do With Work?

Nothing teaches theology quite like “The Jesus Picture Show.” So I often show one to...

May 25, 2015

Creation Is a Manifesto

We Christians sometimes try to be holier than God, especially when it comes to creation....

May 12, 2015

Restoring Homes to Restore a Community

Vocation and the High Calling of Construction. In this high-quality, five-minute video, Kimberly Renner explains...

May 11, 2015

The Christian Call for Women to Work

Over at Scot McKnight's blog, Jesus Creed, Scot has published an excerpt from a forthcoming...

April 2015

April 18, 2015

Redeeming Work from Leadership Journal – in Pittsburgh Thursday, May 7, 2015

Pittsburgh 2015 [button size="medium" link="" linkTarget="_blank"]Register For Pittsburgh 2015[/button] - Join us as we explore...

April 15, 2015

Missional Already in Our Work

Want to lead a missional church? Think "vocations." The great missiologist Lesslie Newbigin stated, “God’s saving...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Tim Keller – Why Work Matters

In this video, Tim Keller shares the biblical truth that all Christians are engaged in...

January 27, 2015

Joy’s Story: The Value and Dignity of Work

David Spickard is the President and CEO of Jobs for Life (JfL), a global non-profit...

January 21, 2015

The Fragrance of Suffering

Being the aroma of Christ in the world. The priest walks down the center of...

January 14, 2015

Will Messenger: The Biblical Foundation of Work

In this video, Will Messenger offers a brief overview of the biblical foundation for work....

January 13, 2015

You Don’t Go to Work Alone

Years ago, a friend gave me a small framed print highlighting a verse from the...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Katherine Leary Alsdorf: Why Reintegrating Faith & Work is Important

In this video, Katherine Leary Alsdorf gives excellent insight into why reintegrating faith with work is essential...

November 2014

November 18, 2014

Some are Called to Go, More are Called to Stay

Many churches have annual Missions Conferences. For a week, we concentrate on overseas missionaries, highlighting...

November 05, 2014

Five Life-Altering Career Lessons for Young Professionals

My first entry-level professional job paid enough for a decent apartment with a sofa and...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

Are You Able to Stay Focused in your Vocation?

"The average person checks his cell phone 150 times each day. Is it any wonder...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

What might your work give to the world?

Leadership Journal's "LJ Live" Event in Denver: "REDEEMING WORK." Back on March 13 in Chicago,...

September 03, 2014

Three Reflective Questions to Improve Your Job Performance

I recently spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually doing it. I...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Faith@Work Summit

Where Are We? & What Still Needs to Be Done? October 24-25, 2014 | Boston...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Camus and Questions That Matter

Looking for Hints of Hope. The left bank of the Seine is known for its...

July 09, 2014

Will the Earth Dissolve Like Snow?

Recently I’ve found myself quite uncomfortable singing “Amazing Grace.” I find myself thinking, “What has...

July 01, 2014

Common Grace for the Common Good

COVENANT SEMINARY Commencement Address, May 2014 I suppose I was a favorite of the librarians...