The Main Text: Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. And they came to John...
Servant leadership may be a corporate buzzword, but few people know how to practice it at work. It’s more than just being...
Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above...
The Philippian Christians in Need of an Attitude Adjustment In the middle of the first century A.D., the Apostle Paul planted a...
Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So...
Hairstylist Michele Van Fossen's calling is to listen to clients lives.
Do you believe that God can be glorified even if your work performance is sub-par?
Ephesians 5:21 says that we are to “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” But what does this mean?
It’s a little hard to talk about Colossians 3 without stepping into hot water. We have a checkered past when it comes...
Katherine Leary Alsdorf is co-author with Timothy Keller of Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Dutton, 2012). She came...
Is genuine ministry restricted to those in the clergy, or to those who work for a Christian organization? God can work through...
During my childhood, Burger King told me, “Have it your way.” The catchy jingle meant that you could order your hamburgers according...
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“But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader...
In all of my hustling to help everyone else look good and find value, I thought of myself more as a servant...
Mark 2:1-12 paints a powerful picture of how you and I can care for the people in our lives who are suffering...
What comes to mind when you think of a minister? If you are like most people, you think about church buildings and pulpits, preachers and priests, missionaries and Bible school teachers.
During the American Revolution, a man dressed in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small stronghold. Their leader shouted instructions from his horse. The man asked the...
I envied my friend's job: five times a week he types out a column for a big city newspaper, poking fun at local politicians and red tape . . . and gets paid...
So far, we have been describing cooperation and competition in God’s original design – what they would look like if we still...
When it comes to answering the question, ‘Does our work matter to God?’ most churches say yes. But they give different answers...
An integrated understanding of work from a biblical perspective needs to include a clear sense of Christian vocation, or calling. As Christians...
Ken Melrose describes the importance of pay equity at the Toro Company: In 1981, when I was appointed CEO, Toro was on the verge of bankruptcy. I felt it was my calling from...
