Hey, I’m Hayden. For this season of my life, God has called me into the tech field. I work as a UX designer for Shopify in Canada. By studying the Bible, I’ve learned how beautiful work can be when we do it for God's glory! Here’s a truth to sink your teeth into: God...
The more we pray, the more our desires are shaped by God’s Spirit. The more our desires are shaped by God’s Spirit, the more our requests align with His will. The more our requests align with His will, the more we will see God answer when we call.
We are a generation of women who have been told we can have it all. We can break that glass ceiling, raise intelligent STEM geek children, be our husbands biggest cheerleader, cook all organic meals for our family and be the number one church volunteer. And when we don’t or can’t do all of those things we are left feeling like we have missed our calling and that we are missing out.
We visited Hoover Dam today. Nothing can mentally prepare you for the sheer size of this engineering masterpiece. There is enough concrete in the dam structure to build a 4-foot wide sidewalk around the equator of the earth! That’s a lot of cement. As we toured the...
Today’s guest feature from Karen Cooper focuses on the legacy left by her father. His Depression-era faithfulness to the Lord showed clearly through his everyday work, a forced career-path many today would find disappointing and difficult to embrace. Join us as we turn back the pages with Karen to see what faith and work lessons we can learn from the Greatest Generation.
We have a passion for unreached people groups here at The Stone Table. Three billion people around the world have no adequate witness of the Gospel, and a major portion of our mission investment is aimed at proclaiming Jesus and planting the Church in these unreached...
It’s been a tough week. The world lost two famous faces to suicide – fashion designer Kate Spade and culture and travel television host Anthony Bourdin. Coincidentally, the CDC just released new statistics showing suicide rates have increased 30% in half the states in...
People so often think of work as a burden. But work is everything I do from the moment I get out of bed to the moment my head hits the pillow at night. My work includes loving my husband, taking care of our home, praying for our kids, volunteering, exercising, running a business, being a listener and (sometimes) an advisor, enjoying time with friends, and, even, watching a few TV shows.
This is the work that my heavenly Father has set out for me to do. Every part of me is being used every day to work in some way.
If you struggle to find meaning in your work maybe it's time to shift your perspective and begin to see your work through The Great Commission. Your work is important even if you are not a pastor or a missionary. No matter what field you find yourself in, we need...
Our everyday work is actually a response to God’s lead and surrender to His will. That’s the fuel. If we want more power in our everyday work, we need to stop trusting so much in our own human willpower and place our dependence where it belongs – in the finished work of Jesus.
Nothing like some valuable #teambuilding advice from Erik Cooper for your Monday morning!
Is there any eternal value to your day job? Is it possible to find gospel meaning in your "secular" career? If you really love Jesus, shouldn't you quit your job and go into full-time ministry? How does your everyday work have anything to do with God's mission in the...
What if You Did Exactly as God Called You To, and No One Ever Knew It? Hear from Erik Cooper discuss this topic on the Daron Earlewine Podcast.