Workism in Association Any good movie or book that we invest in typically gives us the opportunity to associate with the main character. We see ourselves in their story, their actions, or even their mannerisms. We associate ourselves with their role – the one that the...
A Different Kind of Hope For those who can’t hear me screaming on autumn Sunday afternoons (which, from what I understand, is very few of you), I am a huge Indianapolis Colts fan. Irrational might be a better word. For roughly three hours each week in the fall, my...
Work, Money, and Workism A Christian’s relationship to work and money can often be a tense one. Some teachers attempt to look at money as evil in & of itself, while others tell you that it is the absolute crux of the Gospel. Work is inherently connected to...
Workism and Redemption Workism can be briefly defined as “yielding your source & sense of identity to your work”. It is a practice, almost a religion even in the Western world, that is defined by a constant need or desire to work, a collapse of self without...
Workism in Ecclesiastes In reading the book of Ecclesiastes these past few days, one of my favorite books in Scripture, I discovered some new insights from the Preacher, King Solomon, on work and the labor of man. While these insights may come across pessimistic in...
Workism and the Righteous Paul was described as a tentmaker in Acts 18:3; someone who labored hard with his hands and worked leather into creating tents. Realistically, he could have made a heck of a living off that. Not that I know the state of the economy then but...
Recently, I bought a decorative small canvas that artistically displays, "Embrace the imperfections, the chaos, the holy mess of your beautiful life.” I was drawn to it because of the adjectival phrase “holy mess.” Having gone through several months of what could...
Workism and the Hustle Workism is a concept that has been touched on several times at The Stone Table. It is something that continues to pervade our society and work environments daily, and something that appears likely to continue to creep up in increasing measures...
Workism and Working the Garden “And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:17, ESV). Workism is a dangerous thing. It’s dangerous because it takes Jesus out of the position of “holding all things together” and it inserts you,...
B4T: What the Heart Looks Like When I think of B4T, my first question is, honestly, “What is that?” Literally, I had zero idea what it was. What is B4T? B4T is shorthand for “Business for Transformation”; it is a mission that determines to share the gospel through...
Today we saw how many of the marketplace skills that we have as believers can fit into God’s story and work in the world
Do you find yourself striving for success, looking for certain markers to prove that you have arrived? What if everything you thought about success, achievement, and high performance was skewed? Well in this week’s video, we are discussing the secret to high performance and how to achieve it with ease, but it might not be at all what you are thinking. Let’s dive in.
Are you tired of feeling like you have to separate your faith from your everyday life? Are you ready to erase the boundaries between the sacred and the secular and fully embrace your identity as a follower of Jesus in all aspects of your life? Then join us for this powerful message as we explore the transformative power of integrating our faith with our daily activities.