Text: Selected Proverbs 12:1, 13:4, 15:19, 19:5, 21:25, 24:30-34, 26:13-16 Dominant Thought: Though God has created our work to be good, it...
Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord...
Luke 10:38-42 (NRSV) Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him...
Genesis 1:31-2:3 (NIV) God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was...
Work doesn’t stop after school is dismissed for the season. Whether you’re working on vacation memories, or working at a 9-5 job...
Nearly two-thirds of Americans fail to maximize their vacation allowance: too much to do, not enough time, just enough money to pay...
We live in an age when it seems everyone is equally discombobulated, indiscriminately perplexed about how to order a good life. Work-life balance seems to be the catch-all answer. But balance has its...
Economic downturn. Desire for downtime. There are all sorts of reasons people are retiring or choosing not to retire in the 21st...
The waiting is almost over. It’s almost Christmas. Maybe you’ve carefully bought your gifts and lovingly wrapped...
Does every book of the Bible have something to say about work? Even Song of Songs?
Good old Dad. He’ll be happy this Sunday for Father’s Day even if you buy him another tie and a pair of...
If you can't concentrate on your time with your children because you are thinking about work you'd like to be doing, you are in danger.
Peter Schneck sold a thriving ad agency when he realized it was keeping him from being in a close relationship with his...
Work and rest are not opposing forces, but elements of a rhythm that make good work and true recreation possible. If you’re...
It's 1:00 in the afternoon when I drag the lawn chair out from under the umbrella on the back patio. I’ve learned to protect with necessary vigilance this scheduled break in my day.
What does it look like to live as if everything, including our work, depends on God?
I absolutely agree that work is an idol in our culture, but ignoring it is not the solution. Neither is a one-dimension...
Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount with a description of eight provocative blessings. If you were to think of these blessings...
Do you know about the dark side of The High Calling? No, Darth Vader isn’t one of our editors, nor any of...
An old Jewish story says that when the Israelites fled Egypt, they followed each other so closely, so diligently that they never noticed the miracle happening around them.
