As a young Christian in college, I heard a speaker mention that Luke begins the book of Acts with a unique statement about his Gospel: “In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach” (Acts 1:1). The... The post How Can I Serve The Lord Through My Ordinary Job? first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

Lord you have been good to us. Thank you for giving us rest. Thank you for nourishing our souls while we rested in your presence. God of all grace, who called us to your eternal glory in Christ, we thank you that we can throw... The post A Prayer of Thanks first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

The average professional receives approximately 120 emails in her work inbox daily, on top of the emails in her personal inboxes and social media DMs. Interspersed among notes from colleagues and friends is a deluge of deals and newsletters asking us to read, buy, share, and be... The post Golden Rule For Your Email Inbox first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

What is the most important thing we need to do in this life as Christians? There are good clear summary statements to this point in the Bible. The Old Testament Shema is certainly one of the best: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the... The post What Does Loving God Have to Do With Your Job? first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

For Christians, work is an integral part of our calling, and our vocation is more than a job or career. But working this out can be challenging. If our occupations are part of our Father’s creative and sanctifying work in the world, we’ve got quite a bit of... The post Job Crafting: How To Cultivate Our Vocation At Work first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

The Reformer Martin Luther is well known for his life-changing views on salvation—salvation is a gift to be received, not a work to be achieved. Less known is Luther’s life-changing views on vocation. To rectify this, Michael Berg’s Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing, introduces... The post Finding Flourishing in the Setting of Our Vocations first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

1. “Faith gives you an inner ballast without which work could destroy you. If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts. Christian faith gives you a new identity, without which... The post 5 Ways Faith Shapes Our Work first appeared on Northeast Indiana Center for Faith and Work ..read more

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