In the Great Depression, John Smithers lost his life savings. A woman read of Smithers’ downfall and bemoaned: “The investments of a lifetime! Gone!” But another woman who knew John said...
First Timothy 3:1–13 is well known and finds a parallel in Titus 1:5–9. Both 1 Timothy 3:1–...
This review of Ethics at Work Study Guide comes from Bob Trube, Senior Area Director of the Ohio Valley Team in InterVarsity...
Kent Duncan describes the blue collar town where his research on vocation took place.
Bill Peel lays out a sermon on making your work count for God.
Overview: Advent is a time of spiritual preparation, anticipation, looking for God’s coming into our experience as...
Verse Theme Galatians 2:19b-20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ...
By Rev’d Dr. Kenneth J. Barnes, Dean of the Marketplace Institute, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia In his collected papers entitled, Reflections on...
The Theology of Work Bible Commentary explores what the entire Bible says about work. Start reading now.
My thirty-one years as a professor in higher education is coming to a close. Lately, I have found myself delightfully daydreaming about the prospect of leisurely mornings in meditation with...
This is an Australian hymn modified by Colin Wood. For best results, use the tune of “What a friend we have in...
What does it look like for someone to successfully share their faith at work? When I think of that question, the answer for me is two words: Joe Talamo. I am pleased to...
When my husband and I moved to be near my family in Amarillo, Texas after leaving a theater company we'd both worked at for over a decade, I found a full-time job while...
The introduction to this academic paper explains the gap between ministry and marketplace.
Week 4 demonstrates how a pastor can integrate work stories from members of the congregation into the order of the service. (See this additional resource on how to conduct faith and work interviews...
Respect is a word you hear a lot these days. Rich people command it; young people thump their chests and demand it; and old people complain if they don't get it. We need...
Seek God in the midst of the difficulties of unemployment.
And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest for a while."
Last Friday, we reflected on the fact that our growth as the body of Christ entails growing...
Genesis 3:8-21 (NRSV) Theological Point: The burden and sometimes meaningless nature of work is the curse we all know too well. Contentment...
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