Theology of Work

“Customarily when we think of what it means to be made in God’s likeness, what comes to mind are features like our human capacity for reasoning, perhaps, or memory or language—all of which are true and essential to our image-of-God-ness. But there’s still more.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“Human creativity is a reflection of divine design, not a random evolutionary trait or a cultural artifact. To invent is divine because to create is to reflect the image of the Creator.” - IFWE

“My project, a story for another day, is large and demanding. Depending on when you ask, you might find me thinking that it could be my finest contribution yet or that I have finally and utterly overestimated the degree to which my peculiar intellectual passions have any significance at all and should quit while there is still time to pivot to something actually useful.” - IFWE

“Van Wassenhove’s experience is a cautionary tale for those who care only about the money. That’s what she had: no work, just the paycheck. Yet that didn’t provide fulfillment.” - IFWE

“The biblical vision is that we rest in order to work rather than working in order to rest. The principle of multiplication—and profit—begins with our labor.” - IFWE

“I grew up in a little Baptist church in Arkansas. And like believers everywhere, we had some things exactly right — and a few things profoundly wrong. One of those things was the idea that only formal ministry counts as a calling, and only our pastors and missionaries are truly called.” - Christ Over All

“I found satisfaction in perfecting the simple yet artful technique of sliding a squeegee. It was almost the perfect job. However, the manual labor and freezing temperatures were battering my body.” - TGC

“We know we weren’t made for this, but we don’t know what to do about it. That’s the genius behind the Sabbath, a word from Hebrew that means “stop” or “cease.” It’s the opposite of doing something.” - TGC

“The Bible certainly does not support the idea that work is secular and only spiritual activities like going to church, reading the Bible, or praying are sacred.” - CPost

“In my last post, I laid out some basic biblical guidelines for employers and employees to follow at work. Now, I will share a few additional principles that are beneficial specifically for employees.” - IFWE