Do you work to live or live to work? In a digitally driven, sleep-deprived, stressed-out world, the answer to this may not come easy, even to believers who look to integrate faith and work. Sixteen years ago, at a Stanford commencement address, Steve Jobs shared his visionary banner for the next generations. “You’ve got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a … [Read more...] about Faith and work: insights from the latest Barna research part 3
Faith
Inspiring a deeper walk of faith in God, expressed as Father, Son, and Spirit. Living out our shared experiences of life in Christ.
Aimee Semple McPherson: Canadian fire-starter
What if we told you that Aimee Semple McPherson was the most famous North American woman in the 1920s? How is it that a Canadian farm girl impacted the lives of millions around the world? She built Angeles Temple, the largest church in America at that time, debt free, and packed it out four times every Sunday. I am inspired by the way God used a very human, … [Read more...] about Aimee Semple McPherson: Canadian fire-starter
Faith and work: insights from the latest Barna research
Insights from the latest Barna research finds that 77 percent of Christians prefer to share their faith through their lifestyle rather than their words, is there a place for more intention in our workplaces? Dr. Ben Ries, in his article The Kingdom Coming Near (Barna, The Christian and Work, side-bar pp. 66-67) notes that “our best efforts to make the local church more … [Read more...] about Faith and work: insights from the latest Barna research
Indebted to the Wesleys
In the early 1700s, after General James Oglethorpe rescued 10,000 people from Debtors Prison, he recruited John & Charles Wesley to serve these ex-debtors as Anglican priests in the new colony of Savanah, Georgia. The Wesleys were Oxford University academics with little pastoral experience. When they arrived in Georgia, they encountered one disaster after … [Read more...] about Indebted to the Wesleys
John Newton from slavery to freedom
A violent storm was the turning point in John Newton’s life. His godly mother had loved him deeply and prayerfully taught him the scriptures. When Newton was just six years old she died and left him motherless. On his 11th birthday he was sent to sea. He soon became a teenage rebel. He was press-ganged into the Navy and flogged for desertion. His captain was not … [Read more...] about John Newton from slavery to freedom