The words we use to describe our work say a lot about who we’ve become, what we expect from the world, and what the world demands from us....
A popular bumper sticker in my current home state of Michigan reads something like this: “A bad day of fishing beats a good day at work,” which prompts...
In the rush of our professional lives, we often create artificial divisions between our faith and our work. We compartmentalize Sunday worship and Monday meetings, seeing them as...
I love the joke I heard as a child about the boy who received a medal for being humble, then had it taken away the next day because...
When working on a writing project recently, I found myself typing “theology of work” and “faith and work movement” many times. This made me wonder why we don’t...
I posted this short note on social media before the holidays, after an extended conversation with a U.S. Army noncommissioned officer with whom I coordinate on occasion: I...
Since the average worker spends a minimum of 40 percent of their waking hours in some type of work, it is important to explore its meaning to those...
Coach Joe Kennedy never set out to make headlines. He wasn’t trying to launch a national conversation or become the face of a major legal battle over religious...
After five tedious hours of sanding and three coats of poly-finish, the vintage-1920s, solid oak chair was restored. I laid my brush atop the can of urethane and...
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