How does the message of Genesis inform how we engage with the modern world? Read more
How does the message of Genesis inform how we engage with the modern world? Read more
Here’s a poem about God’s good creation for this day when we celebrate that creation….. (P.S. This is not Hopkins’s first appearance on this blog. Check out this poem about vocation. Or at least I think it’s about vocation.) “God’s Grandeur” The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations... Read more
Reprinted from the Center for Faith and Work at LeTourneau University. We encourage you also to read a post that appeared in this space recently, “I once was found but now am lost,” and some of the resources it links to. If it seems like more and more people in your workplace disdain faith in God, it’s not your imagination. An extensive new Barna Group study found that the number of atheists in America is growing. With atheists and agnostics... Read more
By Elise Amyx The media has decided that millennials don’t make any sense. For good reason. In September 2011, millennials helped take over New York City’s Zuccotti Park to “Occupy Wall Street,” waving anti-capitalist signs in the air. But just two months later, William Deresiewicz of the New York Times contended that the millennial hero isn’t the hippie, reformer, or scientist, but the entrepreneur. Millennials love socialism one minute and hate big government the next. The generation is confused. Christian... Read more
We’re pleased to offer an excerpt today and yesterday from the new Bible on Business: 31 Days to More Faithful Work devotional plan available from YouVersion. By Erisa Mutabazi Most people spend the majority of their waking hours working, yet have never fully grasped the idea that God created us to work. In fact, work was meant to be a joyful experience in which we are fulfilled in the use of our collective ability to partner with God in the... Read more
We’re pleased to offer an excerpt today and tomorrow from the new Bible on Business: 31 Days to More Faithful Work devotional plan available from YouVersion. By Liam Glover What can a religious guy offer a business guy like me? The fishermen (small business guys) are working hard, despite a disappointing night. In the distance the religious are following this new holy wise man around, listening to every word he utters. The workers (fishermen) are not happy, after failing... Read more
Keith Reeves Note: This article is the second of a three-part series on economic production and Jubilee in the Old and New Testaments. Read the first part here. Why does the New Testament seem so much more negative about wealth than the Old? As this series of articles turns from Jubilee in the Old Testament to the New Testament, we are turning from one historical context – with its own set of background conditions and assumptions – to a different... Read more
We’re always happy when more people join the discussions on faith, work, economics, vocation, and calling here at Patheos Faith and Work. Now we have two new contributors to the discussion. We’re thrilled to have them help broaden our conversation. You can click on the logos below to go to each blog. Centered features inspiring interviews by Eddie Wang with leaders in various fields–from bakery owners to drugstore chain moguls to bankers to restauranteurs–about their relationships with Jesus and the... Read more
By Bill Peel During his 27-year career at Southwest Airlines, Dave Ridley has served as SVP Chief Marketing Officer; SVP People and Leadership Development; SVP Business Development; and VP of Ground (Airport) Operations. Dave retired earlier this year but he retains an office at Southwest and serves as Senior Advisor to the CEO. He also provides keynote presentations about lessons he has learned about building a world-class brand that’s based on excellent service — the type of leadership required to make... Read more
By Stephen Milliken Confession: I have a problem with leadership rhetoric. I do not like how I have heard it discussed, practiced, or even taught. For years, I’ve had a rocky relationship with the word and I couldn’t quite pinpoint the problem. Still, the uneasy feeling continues to fester to such an extent that it demands my time and attention. Our understanding and practice of leadership and influence, somewhere down the line, became conflated and confused. Not “everyone can be... Read more
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