4 - 2018 - The Stone Table

Life Lessons from a Chinese Chicken Salesman

by Erik Cooper | Apr 26, 2018 | Articles, Faith and Work, Missions, Resources

If I asked you to join me for lunch with a successful Chinese businessman… A major chicken producer, including all the KFC’s in northern China. An exporter of medical gloves, shipping over 7 billion units his last year in the business. A man who oversaw nearly 10,000...

Questions From a Tiny Theologian

by Ericka Bethel | Apr 24, 2018 | Articles, Faith and Work, Resources

My seven year old has become a bedtime theologian. All day long its glitter, dancing and unicorns and then magically after getting tucked into bed, prayers said, kisses given…out pops true deep theological questions. You know the kind; maybe you have had a night...

The Sacred Work of Cleaning Up Trash

by Erik Cooper | Apr 19, 2018 | Articles, Faith and Work, Resources

Our jobs aren’t just about making money, they’re also about establishing social status. Some jobs are celebrated and others are just tolerated. But whether you’re a six-figure brain surgeon or you clean toilets at the local Taco Bell for minimum wage, does all work...

How To Find More Happiness at Work

by Erik Cooper | Apr 17, 2018 | Articles, Faith and Work, Resources

Researcher Christian Smith uncovered some fascinating insights while working on the National Study for Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill a few years ago. When asked the question, “what is the purpose of this life?” a majority of...

Called: One Young Man’s Journey to Missional Living in the Tech World

by Ericka Bethel | Apr 12, 2018 | Articles, BAM Stories, Missions, Resources

On a plane ride home from the Middle East after a month of work with the organization Live Dead, Hayden Mills wrote down his new life’s mission God had given him while on the trip: “My mission is to make Jesus Known in all the world through the creative use of...