By David Williamson, originally posted here at TGR. Labor Day Morning is traditionally the last day of summer and the beginning of Fall. Regular hours, routine, work…as I reflect on this year’s Labor Day, at first I’m grumpy. Not only because of the end of summer, with anticipation of Minnesota’s winter, but primarily from thinking about the way Labor Day…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Because all of us are suffering from brokenness in our foundational relationships with God, self, others, and creation, we all need “poverty alleviation,”—just in different ways. As men and women engaged in the work of poverty alleviation, our relationship to those in material poverty should be one in which we recognize that all of us…
By Demi Prentiss, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. If you’ve stumbled and fallen, if your initial fervor and zeal have faded away, if you haven’t been true to your promise to love and serve God with your whole heart, if you’re keenly aware of your weakness, don’t be troubled. Don’t waste time wallowing in guilt and shame. Simply return, in…
By Greg Forster, reprinted from The Gospel Coalition. In America today, millions of churchgoers are “Christians” for only a few hours a week. They show up on Sunday (and, if they’re super-holy, on Wednesday night). They go to small group and read their Bibles. All of that takes up a few hours of their time. In everything else they do,…
By Laura Young, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. The views expressed in these blogs belong to the authors, not necessarily LICC. In this series, we’re hosting a conversation in blog form. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas, and established…
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic Wisdom,” with links to related…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Editor’s Note: Many ministry organizations, and certainly churches, rely on volunteers to keep their work running smoothly. Some of the best, most faithful volunteers and staff are those who no longer have young children at home and might be retired (or close to it). But these men and women face some challenges operating in a…
By Demi Prentiss, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. The writer of Ephesians urges us to “walk worthy of the vocation to which you’ve been called.” (Ephesians 4:1) In the midst of daily life, that can be a challenge, especially in our daily work. In a recent blog, Bob Robinson offered six markers that distinguish a “job” from a “vocation.” He thinks the…
By Greg Forster, reprinted from the Gospel Coalition. The typical faith-and-work talk runs like this: God made you with a wonderful job to do that brings meaning and purpose into your ordinary life. Every day, we have the incredible opportunity to bring the holy love of God into the life of the world around us by the way we do…
By Paul Kunert, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. The views expressed in these blogs belong to the authors, not necessarily LICC. In this series, we’re hosting a conversation in blog form. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas, and established…
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