Work as a Means of Sanctification
A few years ago I was sitting with an old Pastor who had labored faithfully in one congregation for decades and yet had seen little or no “growth” in his flock. I asked him if he ever got jealous when...
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Danielle Sallade on Human Flourishing
The ninth Christ on Campus Initiative (CCI) essay is now available: Danielle Sallade, “Human Flourishing” (25-page PDF | HTML). Danielle Sallade and her husband, Chris, are staff members of Princeton...
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Women, Callings, and Having It All
July’s Atlantic magazine cover story features a highly successful working mother’s confession that women can’t have it all. Torn by the demands of a high-ranking State Department post in Washington and...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Protestant Work Ethic
As Christians who want to think biblically and theologically about the workplace, we can always rely on the media to make us say, “Well, at least I know that’s not what I had in mind.” Science...
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God of Shop and Marketplace
God of shop and marketplace, Of farm and studio, Factory and shipping lane, Of school and busy home: Bless the produce of our hands. Redeem our work for Kingdom use. By Your grace, our efforts stand,...
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The Image of God and the Dignity of Work
The number one fear of the millennial generation is living a meaningless life. In a recent informal survey of undergraduate students at Regent University, 27 percent of students asked expressed anxiety...
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Gospel-Centered Manhood: The Cultivator
How does work fit into a man’s life? Young men in particular hear conflicting answers to this question. Is it a measuring stick for my self-worth? Is it the means to earn a good life for my family and...
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Is Your Job Useless?
When I graduated college, I saw many of my Christian friends apply for campus ministry and rush to missions work in Africa for fear they would not find significance at a standard 9-to-5 desk job. I...
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Economic Malady, Church Opportunity
A majority of Americans can’t find full-time work. And more than two-thirds of those who are employed full time hate their jobs or consider themselves disengaged from their duties. These are startling...
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We Struggle to Imagine Because We Struggle to Remember
At the age of 6, the Little Prince abandons “a magnificent career as an artist” when the adults around him misunderstand his drawings. “Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves,” he laments,...
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