Search results for: "god's work" (35)

Play Games for God?

Audio

St. Charles Borromeos was one night with a group of people playing chess. This was a social evening; they sat playing...

A Pastor’s Perspective on Work in the Bible

Article

Alistair Mackenzie gives a biblical overview of what the Bible says about work.

The Judges’ Failure of Leadership (Judges 9-16)

Bible Commentary

Gideon’s failures are intensified in the judges who follow. Gideon’s son Abimelech unites the people around him, but...

Remembering God’s Presence in the Land (Joshua 4:1-9)

Bible Commentary

The ultimate blessing for the people in the land is that God will be with them. The people celebrate this blessing by...

Psalm 147

Bible Commentary

God gathers the outcasts (Ps. 147:2), as do Sisters of Charity, teachers in prisons, and community organizers. He heals...

Psalm 146

Bible Commentary

God executes justice for the oppressed (Ps. 146:7a). So do we, when we work according to God’s commandments, by...

The Right Use of Power (Psalm 136)

Bible Commentary

Power is essential to most work, and it must be exercised rightly. Psalm 136 lays out the proper use of power by showing...

God Undergirds All Work and Productivity (Psalm 107)

Bible Commentary

Psalm 107 relates human economic endeavors to the world of God’s creation. It is worth citing at length. Some went...

Human Creativity With God (Psalm 104)

Bible Commentary

From the beginning, God intended human work as a form of creativity under or alongside God’s own creativity.

God’s Guidance in our Work (Psalm 25)

Bible Commentary

Human life is a series of choices, and many of these involve vocation.

God’s Justice Through Jesus, the Solution to Our False Judgments (Romans 3:21–26)

Bible Commentary

Given that our judgment is false and hypocritical, how can we ever find righteousness and justice? This is the question...

God’s Creation Takes Work (Genesis 1:3-25; 2:7)

Bible Commentary

In Genesis, we see God's power displayed through his work, the work of creating the world.