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Doing Justice to Employers
Work – Most employers would agree that good employees are difficult to find. They typically are referring to employees who work hard and effectively. Working hard, or the work ethic, has its genesis in the biblical ethic our forefathers brought to this country. Max Weber dubbed it the Protestant Ethic. Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up...
Doing Justice to Employers
Work – Most employers would agree that good employees are difficult to find. They typically are referring to employees who work hard and effectively. Working hard, or the work ethic, has its genesis in the biblical ethic our forefathers brought to this country. Max Weber dubbed it the Protestant Ethic. Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up...
Partiality – A Work Temptation
"My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in; if you show favor to the man wearing fine clothes and say ‘Here’s a good seat for you’, but say to the poor man, 'You stand there' or 'Sit on the floor...
Prayer in the Workplace
Of the 132 instances recorded in the Gospels, 122 of Jesus' interactions with people took place in homes or places of business, not in places of worship. He prayed and healed and ministered in the midst of daily life – in the streets of the marketplaces and in the family kitchens. He may have said, “Come to Me,” but in truth, He went to people and touched them where they lived and worked. Get...
Our Work and Our Calling
When we were children, how many times did interested (or nosey!) relatives or acquaintances ask us: "What are you going to be when you grow up?" The same question pursued us through junior high school and high school; in college, the question persisted, except then we were asking ourselves : "What should I do with my life? What kind of job do I want?" In mid-life, the question is still there,...
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Work is Good
Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up below for a free e-Book on the subject! First Name * Last Name * Email * God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31a) Growing up I was warned by my parents to...
Labor of Love
Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up below for a free e-Book on the subject! First Name * Last Name * Email * MONDAY MORNING, rush hour, road construction. Six words that bring despair to the heart of the commuter. Six...
Set Apart at Work
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart... (Jeremiah 1:5 - NIV) Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up below for a free e-Book on the subject! First Name * Last Name * Email *...
Working As for the Lord
Get Your Free e-Book HereWant to learn more on what the Bible says about work? Sign up below for a free e-Book on the subject! First Name * Last Name * Email * One of the fundamental principles of Marketplace Christianity is working as for the Lord, as it says in...
Shaping our Workplace: ‘He Also Made Me Fast’
So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.-- Isaiah 55:11We must stamp the efforts of this day with a competence that is worthy...
