Workism and Redemption Workism can be briefly defined as “yielding your source & sense of identity to your work”. It is a practice, almost a religion even in the Western world, that is defined by a constant need or desire to work, a collapse of self...
Workism in Ecclesiastes In reading the book of Ecclesiastes these past few days, one of my favorite books in Scripture, I discovered some new insights from the Preacher, King Solomon, on work and the labor of man. While these insights may come across...
Workism and the Righteous Paul was described as a tentmaker in Acts 18:3; someone who labored hard with his hands and worked leather into creating tents. Realistically, he could have made a heck of a living off that. Not that I know the state of the economy...
Recently, I bought a decorative small canvas that artistically displays, "Embrace the imperfections, the chaos, the holy mess of your beautiful life.” I was drawn to it because of the adjectival phrase “holy mess.” Having gone through several months of what...
Workism and the Hustle Workism is a concept that has been touched on several times at The Stone Table. It is something that continues to pervade our society and work environments daily, and something that appears likely to continue to creep up in increasing...
Workism and Working the Garden “And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:17, ESV). Workism is a dangerous thing. It’s dangerous because it takes Jesus out of the position of “holding all things together” and it...
B4T: What the Heart Looks Like When I think of B4T, my first question is, honestly, “What is that?” Literally, I had zero idea what it was. What is B4T? B4T is shorthand for “Business for Transformation”; it is a mission that determines to share the gospel...
May Our Faith Be Bigger Than Our Business Plans I've been deeply moved by the biography of Lilian Trasher, a young missionary to Egypt in the early 20th Century. When Lilian was just a teenager, the Lord began speaking to her about her future on the mission...
Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship: Principles from Personal Experience I had the honor and the privilege to work at a Christian faith-based business before I came up to Minneapolis for school. I was grateful to work under a leadership team that was...
Following last week’s article on Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship from Matthew 6:33, I want to take us about a direction that I have come to see from my personal experience working under some fellow Christian entrepreneurs. I spoke with a husband &...
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High in the Andes Mountains, the Cusco Ketchua have lived as an oral society for centuries, bound by myths, legends, and animistic traditions. Today, over 5,000 villages remain unreached by the Gospel, with only 105 churches scattered across this vast region. At the...
Josh and Morgan delve into Matthew 5:13, exploring the metaphor of being the "salt of the earth." They discuss how followers of Jesus can preserve and enhance the world, reflecting God's beauty and goodness. Through anecdotes, like a sunrise in St. Augustine, they...