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By Joseph Sunde
One of the primary themes of For the Life of the World is the notion that all is gift. We were created to be gift-givers, and through the atoning power of Jesus Christ, we are empowered to render our activities, nay, our very lives to God and those around us.
As Evan Koons explains in the series: “All our work in this world is…
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By David Wright
“In fellowship, alone, to God, with faith, draw near: Approach his courts, besiege his throne with all the power of prayer.” -Charles Wesley
Those who study what it takes to gain exceptional mastery of any given field have identified something they call the ten-thousand-hour rule. These experts have discovered that it takes ten…
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By Scott Rae
Tom and James are long-time friends who are in their late 20s. They went to college together and settled in the same city after graduation. They have both been working in the same part of the city for the past few years. Their wives are good friends and they get together as couples periodically.
Tom works for one of the major…
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By Jordan Ballor
The latest superhero blockbuster Captain America: Civil War opened to a huge box office as well as to critical acclaim last weekend. The basic dynamic of the film focuses on conflict between authority and responsibility. The film could well be understood as an extended reflection on Edmund Burke’s observation: “Society cannot…
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By Joseph Sunde
Annette Gabbedy is a business owner and an expert designer and goldsmith. She was also born without fingers, a trait many would consider to be a “disability,” particularly in her line of work.
Yet, as she explains in the following video, having created and traded her wares for over 20 years, Gabbedy sees no reason for that to…
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By Joseph Sunde
“Good work…does not disassociate life and work, or pleasure and work, or love and work.”
These words, written by Wendell Berry, pulse throughout the work of Laremy De Vries, owner and chef of The Fruited Plain Café, a sandwich and coffee shop in Sioux Center, Iowa.
For De Vries, our work unites general revelation with special…
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