In this episode of the CFWLA Podcast, Chen shares a bit of his own story, makes a plea for Christians to lean into the messiness of risk, and speaks to what he’s learned about faith in his work as an entrepreneur.
Melissa Spolar Joins CFWLA Team
Faith + Work LA Podcast—S1E2: Finding Community at an LA Coffeeshop
Why This CEO Took a $1M Pay Cut, Instituted a $70K Minimum Salary
Part of working under Christ’s Lordship in every area of our lives includes being willing to seek to love our neighbors as ourselves and steward the positions we occupy for God’s glory. Dan Price is thoughtfully bringing this to bear in his own work. A recent story from BBC highlighted Dan’s desire to disadvantage himself for the sake of those he leads as the CEO of Gravity Payments.
Faith + Work LA Podcast—S1E1: An Introduction to Integrating Faith and Work
In the inaugural episode of the CFWLA Podcast, Executive Director Steve Lindsey and Communications Director Gage Arnold sit down for a conversation on the hopes for this podcast, the theology that undergirds the conversations, and their own reflections on how this framework shapes all they do in their own work.
Lessons on Life, Labor, and Liturgy with Doug McKelvey
Doug McKelvey chooses his words carefully. This is true in more ways than one. In fact, thoughtfulness is a good way to surmise McKelvey’s posture; if you’ve spent more than 30 seconds with one of his liturgies in his 2017-release Every Moment Holy, you know this to be true. Every phrase and punctuation mark feels intentional, as if molded on a potter’s wheel.
How to Fight Envy in the Workplace
Indeed, every good endeavor presents an opportunity to live into who you were created to be. If you’re able to trust that the Lord’s power is made perfect in weakness and lean into the callings he asks of his people through his Word, you are inhabiting his will for your life. And if you’re trying to find a job where you feel awesome, remember that Jesus has already been awesome for you. Your job is simply to be faithful and free.
Biblical Guideposts for Navigating the Firing of an Employee
Wise leaders, using biblical wisdom, know that it is critical to first remove the notion that the workplace is a sphere isolated from one’s spiritual life. The tough daily decisions we make at work are never just business. Many biblical principles directly apply to our workplace interactions, such as the Golden Rule (Matt. 7:12), in treating others as we wish to be treated, loving those who behave badly toward us (Matt. 5:44), or dealing justly and fairly to those under us (Col. 4:1).
Tolkien's Joy at Christmas
I find some sense of comfort in the reality that a highly successful individual such as Tolkien was battered by Christmastime work stress. Perhaps yuletide fatigue is not such a new-to-our-generation phenomenon after all. Tolkien was well versed in discovering joy—yes, with great intentionality—especially in times of stress and turmoil. He knew that the very best stories, including the grand Christian stories like Christmas and Easter were punctuated with genuine joy, even amidst serious stress.
What Advent and Interstellar Teach Us About Human Progress
We will probably never be able to fully explain why the world seems like it’s always getting better and worse at the same time. One thing I do know is that God wants us to fully long and to fully hope at the same time, whether it’s through Christian traditions like Advent, Hollywood films like Interstellar, or all the horrible and glorious things happening around us and to us each and every day.
Work is Central to the Forgotten Message of Advent
An Advent Truth When Waiting Feels Impossible
What is the longest you have had to wait for something? When I ponder this in my own life, it becomes clear to me as a believer that I’m called to wait upon the Lord and that waiting will often be difficult. I also know that we all are to make known to God the desires of our hearts. We can only do this because the Lord is our strength and our hope.