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Theologies of work, Part III

40 Comments By Tony Woodlief
July 21, 10:07 AM
In my last two posts I’ve taken issue with a theology of work predominant in Protestant circles (and arguably in Catholic circles, though that would entail a longer and more complicated treatment). Many preachers and teachers diminish or even ignore the product of our labor.… More >>

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On prayer while washing dishes

4 CommentsBy Andrée Seu
July 18, 12:00 PM
Because I probably do more dishes than any other single activity, I tape verses to the cupboard door before my face. This week it’s Exodus 33:13: “If I have… More >>
 

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Theologies of work, Part II

31 CommentsBy Tony Woodlief
July 18, 8:00 AM
In my last post I claimed that many pastors neglect, when teaching about the role of work in the Christian’s life, the content and product of work. We… More >>

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Beautiful scars

8 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 17, 2:01 PM
“You’re a much neater person healed than you would have been well.” That’s what Beth Moore told her husband when he… More >>

Almost, but not yet

11 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 16, 1:16 PM
I finally figured out how to summarize what Bible teacher Beth Moore has done for my Christian life: she has… More >>

Conversations

4 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 15, 11:02 AM
Conversation is an art. Even with God. When I first set myself to seeking Him with all my heart, my… More >>
 

The creativity of the Spirit

25 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 14, 11:21 AM
God is creative. But that’s like saying Jacques Yves Cousteau liked fish. Vern Poythress, in Redeeming Science, calls it a… More >>

Theologies of work, Part I

18 Comments By Tony Woodlief
July 14, 8:01 AM
“Work,” explained Adam Smith, “is a necessary evil.” Faced with the Catholic teaching that only priests and monks were engaged… More >>

Averting ruin

15 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 11, 8:46 AM
Because he was too blind to see it himself, Pharaoh’s servants screwed up their courage to tell him: “How long shall… More >>

Something from Job

6 Comments By Andrée Seu
July 10, 9:38 AM
For all its pain, the book of Job has its delights. My daughter, a bit of an equestrian, loves its… More >>