Your Work Today Matters: It Echoes into Eternity
Issue #423, May 20, 2026 Will anything we do today in the physical world matter in eternity? Consider the vision of the eternal kingdom shared by John and Isaiah. Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer […]
Your Work Today Matters: It Reveals God’s Kingdom
Issue #422, May 6, 2026 Your daily work matters because it reveals God’s Kingdom to the world! We have seen in previous issues that our work is an expression of God’s original commission and that our work is a calling from Him. Now consider these verses and their implications for your daily work: But thanks […]
Your Work Today Matters: It Expresses God’s Calling
Issue #421, April 22, 2026 What do you call what you do today? If you use words like “work”, “job”, “career” or “profession” you may miss the element of God’s call on your daily activity. But the word “vocation” conveys the idea of a calling and better reflects the biblical perspective. Whether you are a […]
Your Work Today Matters: It Advances God’s First Commission
Issue #420, April 8, 2026 Do you ever wonder if what you do today really matters? In this series we’ll explore why our daily work carries deep and lasting significance*. Our daily work occupies most of our time and energy—whether teaching students, building kitchens, plumbing homes, farming fields, writing software, or working in an office. […]
#377 It’s None of Your Business: Shape it
July 10, 2024 We saw in the previous issue that serving leaders recognize that the business* is not theirs, they are stewards. Yet, stewards are not passive bystanders, they are active participants in the work of building and growing an organization. They are called by God to shape the organization as indicated in these verses: […]
#363 Let’s Talk Money: Secure It
November 29, 2023 In the previous issue we looked at how serving leaders surrender money, seeing themselves as stewards of the financial resources entrusted to them. The second principle that guides serving leaders in relation to money is focused on how they get, or secure, money. Serving leaders recognize that without money, they cannot accomplish […]
#322 A Flourishing World: Work is purposeful
April 13, 2022 God created a flourishing world abounding with life and beauty. He created abundant plants and all kinds of animals and then added humans made in His own image. God assigned specific roles to the man and woman. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the […]
Daniel: Leading with Excellence
Issue #165, September 30, 2015 Daniel correctly interpreted the handwriting on the wall only hours before a new ruler, Darius, overthrew the kingdom. Daniel was one of three highest leaders in the new government and lead with such excellence that the king was ready to promote him. This provoked jealousy among his colleagues and they […]
Daniel: Marketplace Leadership
Issue #160, July 22, 2015 Servant leadership is an inside job, but it will show on the outside in the way we do our work in the marketplace. Daniel already demonstrated his character and ability to wisely appeal to authority, but he also demonstrates compentence in his service to the king. When it was time […]
Vocation: A Call to Excellence
Issue #155, May 13, 2015 Paul’s view of vocation has challenged us to see our work as a call to stewardship and a call to worship. Seeing vocation in this way leads to action and Paul is clear that servant leaders are called to work and to work well! “Whatever you do, work at it […]