The Word Before Work
By Jordan Raynor
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The Word Before Work is a weekly 5-minute devotional podcast helping Christians respond to the radical, biblical truth that their work matters for eternity. Hosted by Jordan Raynor (entrepreneur and bestselling author of Redeeming Your Time, Master of One, and Called to Create) and subscribed to by more than 100,000 people in every country on earth, The Word Before Work has become the go-to devotional for working Christians.
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My “5 Minutes of Nothing” rule to dissent from the “Kingdom of Noise”
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May 06, 2024 |
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3 reasons why Anti-Bucket Lists > Bucket Lists
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Swamped at work? Here’s a surprising reason to thank God.
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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I rarely cry. But I weep over this obscure passage.
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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New Series: Wisdom for Work from David
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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What the daytime darkness of Good Friday means for your work today
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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How you, me, and Barabbas pursue God’s mission without God’s methods
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Jesus said he’s the “bread” of life. Not the “grain.” Here’s why that matters.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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New Series: Easter Vocations Part II
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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A White House case study on mercy in the workplace
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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How to replace self-seeking with self-sacrifice at work
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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3 things Scripture encourages us to boast about
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How Mr. Rogers’ dad showed kindness to thousands of employees
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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New Series: The Most Excellent Way
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Here’s what The Unabridged Gospel means for your work today
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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The good news of the gospel is NOT that you go to heaven when you die
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Jesus is loser rather than Lord if this popular saying is true
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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God doesn’t need a “Plan B” as many pastors suggest
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Breaking down your First Commission this first day of 2024
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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New Series: The Unabridged Gospel
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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What kind of work is “not in vain”?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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I’ve shared the gospel more in 2 years than in 10 prior. Here’s why.
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Why we neglect these “non-soul” aspects of God’s kingdom
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Problem #1 with treating the Great Commission as the only mission Jesus left us
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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New series: Beyond the Great Commission
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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2 reasons to trust that God is working everything for good
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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God is using your “mundane” work to do the miraculous—just like Joseph
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How deflecting glory leads to bigger swings
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Wisdom for work from Joseph’s highs and lows
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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New Series: Wisdom for Work from Joseph
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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One simple action to “rebrand” Christianity at work today
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Working “as unto the Lord” ≠ blessings
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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That time I called out a pastor from the stage…
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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5 ideas for loving difficult people at work today
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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New Series: Common Grace & Uncommon Work
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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“The curse is God’s love in disguise.” Here’s why.
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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How to transform your frustrations into others’ blessings
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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What Jesus’s “crown of thorns” means for the “thorns” in your work
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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“Everyone I meet is my superior in some way.” Here’s why that’s a good thing.
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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New Series: Thanks for Thorns and Thistles
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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5 ways to “glorify” God at work today
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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David’s logical flow of thankfulness, rest, and ambition
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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How God uses your work to answer prayers
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Are the things on your to-do list on God’s?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Death is more taboo than sex. Here’s why that matters for you.
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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“The gospel isn’t the diving board into Christianity. It’s the pool itself.”
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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New Series: Wisdom for Work from the Psalms
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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God’s definition of success v. the world’s
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Paul’s secret for escaping the comparison trap
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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This Waffle House murder can free you from jealousy
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May 29, 2023 |
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New Series: 4 Biblical Ways to Escape the Comparison Trap
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May 22, 2023 |
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Should you use the preferred gender pronouns of your co-workers?
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May 15, 2023 |
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When and how to disobey authorities in a God-honoring way
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May 08, 2023 |
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How could your co-workers discredit your witness?
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May 01, 2023 |
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Christians are called to insulate, not isolate. Here’s how.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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New Series: Working in Exile
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Why Jesus rose on a Sunday & what it means for your work
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Don’t let your pastor tell you Peter was a “backsliding” Christian…
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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How much is your Christianity costing you at work?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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New Series: Easter Vocations
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Until you do this, you’ll never truly rest
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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When work becomes a pain-killer
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The work beneath Taylor Swift’s (and my) work
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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New Series: The Work Beneath Your Work
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Moses’s masterclass in delegation
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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3 lies that keep us from enjoying Sabbath rest
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Why the “End Times industry” drives me crazy
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How to “stand in for God” at work
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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2 excuses we make to not obey God at work
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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3 biblical responses to frustrating work
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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New Series: Wisdom for Work from the Exodus
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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What baby Jesus’s lack of vocation says about our own
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Paul was “afraid” his work was “in vain”
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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5 signs Jesus is your consultant and not your King
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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New Series: Christmas Vocations Part II
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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C.S. Lewis’s Narnia v.s. JFK’s Camelot
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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3 defining traits of Lewis & Tolkien’s small group of “Inklings”
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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The 30+ year thorn in C.S. Lewis’s side
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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New Series: How God's Word Shaped C.S. Lewis's Work
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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3 reasons to unashamedly chase after eternal rewards
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Audiobook excerpt of The Word Before Work daily devotional
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Which work will physically survive God’s judgment?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Jesus’s scars—a “human work” that lasts for eternity
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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John & Isaiah’s visions of work that lasts for eternity
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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New Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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“For a Christian, there is no Plan B.”
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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2 words to speak over every plan
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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One of the worst mistakes I’ve ever made at work
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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New Series: A God-Honoring Approach to Planning
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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"The only Christian work is good work well done."
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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5 steps for confronting darkness at work
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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“Trust God and get going” v. “Let go and let God”
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Why the word “spiritual” doesn’t appear in the OT
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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New Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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“There’s no such thing as scarcity when you are a child of God.”
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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How to “take pains to do what is right” at work
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Are you “unequally yoked” at work?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Mister Rogers and the ministry of reconciliation
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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What does it mean to “fix our eyes” on what is “unseen”?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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I bet Paul wished he could “unsend” this letter
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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New Series: 2 Corinthians on Work
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Why the end of Scripture is just the beginning
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Kingdoms have more than Sovereigns and subjects
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May 30, 2022 |
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Is Star Wars or Moana a better picture of the New Earth?
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May 23, 2022 |
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New Series: Half-Truths About Heaven
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May 16, 2022 |
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"The smile of God is the goal of your life."
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May 09, 2022 |
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What’s that gold doing in Eden?
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May 02, 2022 |
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You are called to Someone before something
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Hacks and rip-off artists
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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New Series: The Creator in You
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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The First Commission, the call to create
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The “purposeless” beauty of God’s work
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Sabbath as a license for laziness?
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Why God paced himself “in the beginning”
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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If it’s all going to “burn up,” why are you going to work today?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Before you ask “What’s next?” ask this question
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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New Series: 7 Ways God Worked "In the Beginning"
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Would King Josiah trust you like this?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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3 ways to help the poor post-pandemic
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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What Encanto can teach Christians about the Great Resignation
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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New Series: A Gospel Perspective on Work in a Post-Pandemic World
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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The Key to Extending Yourself Grace
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Darth Vader and Elder Brothers
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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New Series: The Dark Side of Discipline
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Shepherds and Religious Professionals
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Is Parenting More Important Than Your Job?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Pinnacle of Zechariah's Career
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Christmas Vocations
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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One Final Way to Prepare the Share the Gospel with Your Co-Workers
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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From the Surface, to the Serious, to the Spiritual
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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3 simple ways to identify yourself as a Christian today
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How my co-worker Tim invited me to share the gospel with him
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: 5 Ways to Prepare to Share the Gospel with Co-Workers
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The difference between "busyness" and "hurry"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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3 Rhythms of Counterintuitively Productive Rest
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Omnipresent God, Unipresent Jesus
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Jesus and "a purpose harder than steel"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Dissent from the Kingdom of Noise
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Why the worst songs get stuck in your head
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Redeeming Your Time
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Reading the Gospels as Biographies
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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"A Christian is something before they do anything."
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Why God Doesn't Need You to Finish Your To-Do List
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Truth About Our Never-Ending To-Do Lists
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: 5 Biblical Truths About Time and Productivity
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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3 ways to hustle less and trust more
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The absurdity of "letting go and letting God"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Which "chariots" and "horses" are you trusting in at work today?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: The Faithful and The Fruitful
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Lewis, Tolkien, and The Fellowship of the Inklings
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Is it wrong for Christians to be discontent in their work?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Did God finish Niggle's painting?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Work That Lasts Forever
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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What Bodily Resurrection Means for Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Home Runs and Hard Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Meet the Parents and the Dignity of Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Why Paul Refused to Be a "Full-Time Missionary"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Will God consider your work "gold" or "hay"?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: 1 Corinthians on Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Ultimate Incentive for Your Work Today
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How Our Work Reveals Jesus's Kingship
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Jesus's Inauguration Day
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: What Easter Means for Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Brewers, Bankers, and "Guinnesses for God"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How Christians Lifted Dublin Out of the Slums
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Gin, Stout, and Guinness's 9,000 Year Lease
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Arthur Guinness and the Call to Create
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Daniel and The Keeper Test
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Daniel's Faith in the Face of Impossible Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Ministry of 10X Excellence
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Daniel and the Ministry of 10X Excellence
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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"Be strong and courageous"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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A God Who Risks
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: The Courage to Create
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Your Eternal Reward
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Time Redeemers
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Paul: Do Something "Useful"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Small Prayers for Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Gospel: Our Source of Rest and Ambition
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Ephesians on Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Vote AND Create for Change
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Poet & The Parliamentarian
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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"The only way to change culture is to create more of it"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: The Poet Who Ended Slavery
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Why There's No "Plan B" for Christians
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Do you need God to approve your plans?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Stop Waiting for a "Sense of Peace"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Into the Unknown
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Deflected Glory and Unfinished Symphonies
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Wilberforce's List of "Launchers"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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God doesn't need you, me, or William Wilberforce
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The "Great Change" in Wilberforce's Time Management
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: William Wilberforce and the Fight to End Slavery
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Save the World, Save the Cheerleader
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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C.S. Lewis's "Transient Epiphany"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Your Work = The "Glory of the Nations"?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Beyond Saving Souls
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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One Last Thing
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Bezalel, Harry Potter, and our need to create in community
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Grace and Grit
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Bezalel and the Creative Spirit of God
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How We "Proclaim the Excellencies" of God at Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The 3 Keys to Mastery
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Divine Multiplication in Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Jesus: "Few things are needed—indeed only one"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Master of One
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Final Advent
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Jesus the Gardener
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Christmas at the Carpenter's
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Jesus the Creator, Carpenter, Gardener, and King
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Mutual Submission at Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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What does it mean to "set your mind on things above"?
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Paul's Insane Energy
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Colossians on Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Fred Rogers's Daily Routine
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How to Make Goodness Attractive
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Choosing Between Two Pulpits
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Mister Rogers and the Call to Create
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Margin in Jesus's Schedule
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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When Jesus Said "Yes" to Something Better
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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When Everything Looks Important
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: When Jesus Said "No"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How I Sabbath
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Debunking "Sabbath"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Restless
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Paul's Model for Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Where Christ is Not Known
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How Paul won "the respect of outsiders"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Paul and the Call to Create
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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James 5: Living in Luxury
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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James 4: "Evil" Planning
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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James 3: The Alternative to Selfish Ambition
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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James 2: Modern Day Favoritism
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: James on Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Welcome to The Word Before Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Mediocrity: A Failure of Love
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How we "proclaim the excellencies of God"
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: The Ministry of Excellence
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How to Create with Boldness, Not Fear
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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What It Means to "Cast" Our Anxieties
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Anxiety at Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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85% of Jesus's Career
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Bezalel, the Holy Spirit, and the Call to Create
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: The First Entrepreneur
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Our True Ambition
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Covering Up With Accomplishments
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Gospel Driven Ambition
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Cure for Restlessness
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Rise and Hustle
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Solomon on Trusting God in Our Work
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Trust, Hustle, and Rest
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Boldest Entrepreneurs on the Planet
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Hope in Times of Failure
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Responding to Failure
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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As You Are Going...Make Disciples
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Laughable Myth of Missions
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The Call to Cultural Creation
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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New Series: Every Christian is a "Full-Time Missionary"
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Jan 01, 2022 |