Sensitive, empathic, introverted? You may be surprised where God calls you. If this describes you or someone you work with, this episode...
Could giftedness be one of the key ways to discern your calling? In this interview with the Theology of Work Project, Bill Hendricks discusses the significance of giftedness for vocation. Bill Hendricks is...
"Why do we work? If you don't know why, it doesn't matter what you do." In his keynote address at the Believers in Business (BiB) MBA Conference at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February...
All of these are gifts from Christ, and he asks us to bring them to him.
My friend Dave Williamson discovered something about God in a hotel Christmas display.
Tipping is about living in the world as if the Good News were true.
My worldview journey to understanding that God will redeem the creation.
In C. S. Lewis’ beloved story The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the land of Narnia is under an evil curse. It is always winter, but never Christmas. Only Aslan, the great...
Are you tired of volunteering to bake the cookies, calling the parent list, organizing the family reunion, loading the presentation into the computer, leading the workgroup and shoveling the...
Sometimes a comma can make all the difference in the world. C
I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class...
This passage from Ezekiel challenges me to consider how I am using the gifts God has given me. Am I exercising them...
Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months ago. Being the self-centered and aloof person that I am, I usually don’t give much thought when it...
May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Psalms 67:1 The New Living Translation of Psalm 67:1 speaks of God’s face smiling with favor on us...
In this short film by our friends at Deidox, “Lindsay,” a young teacher discovers how her past experiences have prepared her for...
Before sin ever entered the world, God created work to be a part of our experience.
When I was growing up in Glendale, California, I lived about a quarter-mile from my grandparents. In fact, their house was on my route home from school, and I often stopped in to...
In the 1920s, pastor Bates Burt didn't understand his son Alfred's fascination with new, unsettling jazz.. But he supported it—even letting him practice drums in the rectory attic!
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The second consideration is your skills and gifts. The Bible says that God gives people gifts for accomplishing the work he wants them to do, and it names some of the gifts and...
While on the journey from Egypt to Sinai, Moses reconnected with his father-in-law Jethro. This former outsider to the Israelites offered much-needed...
The work of building the tabernacle may seem to lie outside the scope of the Theology of Work Project because of its...
Gideon is a prime example of the paradoxical character of Israel’s judges and the ambivalent lessons they...
One of the most important but sometimes under-valued professions is that of teacher. We may prosper or fail, depending on the quality...
As is typical with Twelve Prophets, the Book of Jonah begins with a call from God to the prophet (Jon. 1:1-2). Unlike...
One of Jesus’ most significant parables regarding work is set in the context of investments (Matt. 25:14-30). A rich man delegates the...
The more we walk in newness of life, the more we depend on one another's work.
The use of what have come to be called “spiritual gifts” (12:1) seems to have caused much contention in the church of...
Doing the above autobiographical exercise and making your own analysis will be easier for some than others. Many of us, for a...
If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that...
While there are a number of appropriate personality questionnaires or inventories in this area, one widely used among career and human resource...
A structure for using this chapter personally If you have access to some personality information about yourself like the MBTI, think about...
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. (Henri Frederic Amiel) Wayne’s misery There are always things...
God’s various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit…Each person is given something to do that shows...
Phew! That’s been a whole lot to digest over these past few chapters. We hope the numerous exercises and questions have begun...
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