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The High Calling of Everyday Ordinary Living
BlogCan a Christian simply dedicate his or her life to loving God and loving neighbors, or does God demand us to be...
A Pastor’s Perspective on Work in the Bible
ArticleAlistair Mackenzie gives a biblical overview of what the Bible says about work.
Human Creativity With God (Psalm 104)
Bible CommentaryFrom the beginning, God intended human work as a form of creativity under or alongside God’s own creativity.
Authority (Psalm 8)
Bible CommentaryPsalm 8 is an exception in Book 1, as it does not pertain specifically to David. Its concern is with all human...
Abraham’s Faithfulness Contrasted with the Faithlessness of Babel (Genesis 12:1-3)
Bible CommentaryGod called Abraham into a covenant of faithful service, as is told at the beginning of Genesis 12. By leaving the...
Fruitfulness/Growth (Genesis 1:28; 2:15, 19-20)
Bible CommentaryWhy are we called to "be fruitful and multiply"?
The Universal Call to Work
ArticleGod created you as a worker, and he commands you to work, even if he doesn’t mail you a specific job offer.
The Call to Belong to Christ and Participate in His Redemptive Work in the World
ArticleIn the Bible, the word “call” is used most often to refer to God's initiative to bring people to Christ and to...
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Goodness and Defilement of Work (Jeremiah 2)
Bible CommentaryLong before Jeremiah lived, God declared that work is good for people (Genesis 1-2). As we have noted elsewhere,...
Titus: Working for Good Deeds
Bible CommentaryPaul’s letter to Titus is the final Pastoral Epistle and has many similarities to 1 and 2 Timothy. (For Titus 1:5–9,...
God Worked in Creation, Making Humans Workers in His Image (Colossians 1:1–14)
Bible CommentaryIn Colossians 1:6, by allusion Paul takes us back to Genesis 1:26–28. Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our...