How will the Church in the 21st century “equip the saints for works of service” (Eph. 4:12) for the vast challenges we face? This can seem overwhelming. But then I remember that God’s people are touching every area of our cities through their daily work.
Finding Purpose in the Gig Economy
We’ve all seen it growing, used it, and may even have found ourselves offering our own labor and services as part of it. The Gig Economy. While great strides are being made in the industry, it also begs the question for faithful Christians on how the benefits can be weighed over concerns of destructive impact to flourishing in God’s economy.
How Does Our Work Cause the City to Rejoice?
What Being a ‘Disruptive Witness’ Looks Like in Your Work
4 Myths of Hollywood: The Importance of Creatives to God’s Work
LA Rams Player Affirms Team Janitor’s Work with Super Bowl Tickets
Approaching Our Blessings with Open Hands at Work
While it would be easily to overlook the value behind the letter of the law set in place here in Leviticus, the principle spirit of creating means to care for the sojourner can help us approach our blessings with open hands, knowing Christ is the true giver of all good gifts, and thus worthy of glory, honor, and praise.
What Stewardship Teaches Us About Faithful Work
Faith and Work in Advent: A Four-Week Devotional
We at CFWLA are celebrating this season of advent expectation with a four-part series of devotionals that seek to honestly acknowledge the depth of our brokenness and the far-reaching hope of the gospel, specifically in the work we engage with every day. You can read the devotional series below in its entirety.
Faith and Work in Advent: Week 4—Love
We look to the First Advent as a reminder and guarantee that the Second Advent is surely coming soon. It will be an eternity of work without thorns and spotless intimacy with God and neighbor. But today, we work with excellence and love one another because the Spirit makes us alive and helps us every step of the way.
Faith and Work in Advent: Week 3—Joy
Advent reminds us that the Lord is present, and he keeps us. Because he keeps us, our suffering leads to steadfastness. We are able to rejoice in our vocational trials and tribulations because we worship a Savior who suffered and uses suffering for great good even when we can’t understand it in the moment.