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Loving Your Neighbor Through Your Marketplace Work
We don't just honor God and love our neighbor through acts of charity, we can honor God and love our neighbor through acts of commerce as well. This statement usually gets some pushback, and I understand the visceral reaction. Many of us have mentally abdicated...
All the Earning is Done
A few minutes before opening curtain, my friend Krista (the fine arts director at my son's high school) asked if I could pinch hit on the pre-performance devotional. I soon found myself standing in the middle of 75 full-costumed cast members looking to me for...
Returning to the Posture Where We Were Designed to Live and Flourish
By now, I'm sure you have heard about the "outpouring" at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Articles, personal stories, and plenty of opinions have filled my social feeds for the better part of the last two weeks. I have quite a few friends who have...
Living a Story that Matters
I'm a bit of a mess today, so please take that into account as you read this week's newsletter. We just finished an emotional weekend, taking in four performances of our son's lead role in his school musical, Big Fish. Now I know I'm a biased dad, but we were...
When the Lord Starts Messing with You in All the Right Ways
I had a recent conversation with a graduate student at Indiana University that really got me thinking. He is a friend of my daughter and part of the vibrant Chi Alpha campus ministry that is discipling hundreds of IU students each year. This kid is incredibly gifted,...
God Doesn’t Want to be Your Business Coach
If you are a follower of Jesus and work in the marketplace, you have a "theology of work." Yep, you do. Don't worry, work theology is not nearly as academic as it sounds. It simply means that your faith has shaped the way you think about why you get up and go...
Reclaiming the Marketplace
Marketplace skills are missionary skills. This is a phrase we use often around The Stone Table because we actually believe it. Business does not belong to the “secular world,” it’s part of God’s Kingdom plan for His world. Is it broken by sin? Of course....
Prayer is a Vital Marketplace Skill
Today, right about the time this newsletter hits your inbox, The Stone Table will be hosting its first ever business prayer gathering. The Stone Table is a global missions organization rooted in the marketplace, so why are we hosting a prayer event? Our heart...
Few Things Shake Me Up More Than This
I'm on a long flight home as I type this week's newsletter, heading back from a transformative week in Johannesburg, South Africa. My wife and I were graciously invited to attend a once-every-four-years gathering of all the AGWM missionaries investing their...
A New Year’s Resolution Worth Making
This time of year sparks some healthy introspection. Resolutions abound as we ponder our latest trip around the sun and look ahead into our next orbital adventure. What worked? What didn’t? What would I like to see change this year? What successes can I build...
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