Letters to a Friend
To a friend who is frustrated at work for reasons beyond their control: Our God is inexplicably near to you in this frustration because Christ himself was there: subject to the plans of others, prey to agendas aimed against flourishing, victim of the greatest force beyond our control.
Work ≠ Worth
God in His mercy has continually lifted my eyes from my inbox to remind me that all “work” matters and has re-shaped my priorities in the ways necessary to truly know, love, and serve Him.
Weddings and Treasures
What does it look like to store up treasures in heaven if people are the treasure? From a number of lessons learned through weddings, Josh Suddath show us how Jesus invites us to make people our treasure and watch our hearts grow as we send our treasures “on ahead”.
Citizen & Consumer: The Language of Belonging
As Americans, we are referred to as consumers more often than we are citizens. What does such a shift say about us as a society? Matt Busby offers 3 small steps we can take to begin living more as citizens and stewards of the city we call home.
Serving the City Across Vocations: An Interview with Chris Sands
Chris Sands, Executive Director of Community Safety and Gun Violence Prevention for the City of Chattanooga, shares how his passion for seeing our community thrive persists across vocations, from full-time pastor to full-time government work.
Reshaping My View of Work: A Reflection on God’s Faithfulness in Job Transition
Mel Pipkin shares an honest reflection on what she learned during a recent career transition and how God worked through curiosity, community, and change.
Shaped by a Kingdom Climate
What might it mean for us in 2024 to situate our stories into the climate of the Kingdom of God? In this post, Ralston suggests three ways we might align ourselves with the Kingdom Climate thought attention to the ordinary, mercy toward the margins, and a confident end to the story in Christ.
God’s Presence in our Work: An Interview with Russ Gehrlein
In the final interview of our series, Russ Gehrlein shares how his faith informs every decision, career change, and hardship through three foundational principles of faith and work.
Sharpening Our Leadership Metaphors
Derek Halvorson, Executive Director of the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College, shares his reflection on the importance of the posture of stewardship as a leader.
How Failure Enabled Me To Comprehend God’s Definition of Success
Paul Payne shares with us an honest reflection on the beautiful ways God works in failure and disappointment.
University Administration: A Calling Towards Redemption and Reconciliation
Kevin Ung, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Lee University, shares how he views his work as part of God’s redemptive narrative.
Work as an Offering: An Interview with Sam Guthrie
An interview with Sam Guthrie, Customer Success Manager in the education technology industry, on the importance of posture and perspective in our work.
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