Theology
Sabbath & “Stretchy-Leggers”
In the fall of 2020, my husband and I packed our life into a couple of suitcases and moved from America to England for his year-long graduate program. Moving to a new country in the first year of the Covid pandemic wasn’t the best timing, as we soon found ourselves in a lengthy lock-down with…
Read MoreGrowing in Christ: A Look at the Spiritual Disciplines
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6, ESV). All believers in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior should seek to grown not only in their knowledge of Christ and His Word but also in living out their Christian life in the reality of living. This mandate from Paul…
Read MoreGod is using your “mundane” work to do the miraculous—just like Joseph
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me….I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you….But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. (Genesis 45:4-5, 7)
Read MoreHere’s What The ‘Unabridged Gospel’ Means for Your Work Today
Written by Jordan Raynor And they will reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:5) The good news of the gospel is not just that I get to go to heaven when I die but that I get to partner with God in revealing heaven on earth until I die. But make no mistake: God alone will finish that work…
Read MoreHow Mary’s Perfume Frees you from the Tyranny of Utility
…a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor….Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (John 12:2-3)
Because you’re subscribed to my devotionals, I’m confident you’ve overcome the unbiblical hierarchy that elevates the calling of pastors and missionaries above the work of mere Christians who work as entrepreneurs, accountants, and baristas.
Read MoreA Journey Home: Cultivating a Theology of Place
Written by: Dustin Moody at Denver Institute for Faith & Work Something seemed…off. It wasn’t so much that I was dissatisfied where I was; I had a home that I was proud of, a job that was sufficiently enjoyable and professionally challenging, and family and friends that helped to create a community that I loved. But in 2014, I…
Read MoreI’ve shared the gospel more in 2 years than in the 10 prior. Here’s why…
The Great Commission is indeed great. But there is great danger in treating the Great Commission as the only one Jesus left us.
One of those dangers is that it ironically makes us less effective at the Great Commission. Why?
Read MoreKintsugi: The Art of Praying About Our Work
Beauty out of brokenness. If the act of mending is God’s work in the world, then it is also ours. And we can start by praying for our work.
Read MoreWhat is “Shalom” According to the Bible?
Deep in the heart of every person there is a sense of the way things are supposed to be. Learn more about “Shalom” and human flourishing in this article from the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.
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