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Meryl Herr provides a helpful list of online Christian resources, which provide godly wisdom to encourage and strengthen when faced with challenges at work. "If you’re feeling wounded by work, here’s the good news: God sees you. God is with you."  https://depree.org/de-pree-journal/resources-for-when-work-is-difficult Image : Photo by Balint Miko on Unsplash

Jasmine Bellamy cites the work of "the Nap Bishop", Tricia Hersey, as she navigates the complexities of capitalism and work expectations, which so often lead to burnout. "Rest is a lifelong and meticulous love practice.” – Tricia Hersey When you ask the question, how are you? How often is the response, I’m EXHAUSTED! The World […]

A short video that encourages a Christian perspective wherever we find ourselves working. Bryan Chappell explains, "In our ordinary conversation vocation and occupation can be the same thing, but in the history of language and in the Bible's expression of what we are doing, they actually have very special distinctions." Image : Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash

Renee Zou's challenging article provokes the reader to consider why we buy the things we do. Consumerism in itself is not bad, indeed it is necessary for humans to engage relationally and purchase items and skills that we do not have but which we need. "A 2021 study found that the average consumer throws away […]

Uli Chi reminds us that theologically considering the work we do also requires looking at the biblical guide for the importance of rest, and play. "As important as work is, work isn’t meant to define us. To say it more precisely, work should be an expression of our identity, not a means through which we “earn” […]

A helpful article considering the importance of Sabbath rest. The author includes lists of resources -- books, articles and podcasts. "As humans, we tend to forget that we have very real limitations—physiological, mental, and spiritual limitations. Even Jesus, though both fully God and fully man, had human limits. As a man, Jesus had to sleep, […]

Scott Cormode encourages us in times of discouragement to turn to the Psalms, where we can learn how to talk with God in prayers of lament, which can in turn lead to praise and rejoicing once more. "The amazing thing about humans is that we can feel two things at once. I can be sad […]

In moments of difficulty and suffering, it can be hard to feel that God is still close. Paul David Tripp reminds us that the Bible does not promise that life will be easy, but does assure us that God's “love endures forever,” (Psalm 136). We need to understand that our interpretation of being happy in […]

A reflective article from a talk given by the author, which considers how the presentation of tragedy and hope depicted in literature, compares with the human experience in life. A thoughtful explanation of the Gospel narrative is included. "This is not, from the Bible’s point of view, the best of all possible worlds. It is the outside-Eden […]

A thoughtful article written by Andrew Sloane from Morling College, Sydney, where he is Director of Postgraduate Studies and Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought, for CASE (The Centre for Christian Apologetics, Scholarship & Education). "We talk a lot about love. It’s fundamental to Christian and ‘secular’ discourse about issues as diverse as refugee […]

Dallas Willard, who passed away in 2013, was a Professor of Philosophy and an ordained minister. Well-known globally as a Christian speaker, in this article he describes apologetics as, "a helping ministry; an act of neighbor love", as we seek to prayerfully help others see Jesus as Lord of the cosmos. Willard shows how the Christian can […]

Christians know that they must be ready to share the gospel at any time and in any circumstance. However for many it is a challenge which causes much anxiety. J. Mack Stiles has written a book to help prepare the way for evangelism and in the article below shares some helpful observations based on his […]