Well-Said Quotables
“…God himself will milk the cows through him whose vocation that is. He who engages in the lowliness of his work performs God’s work, be he lad or king…”
Martin Luther
German pastor
16th-Century
Tag Archives: Self-Serving
Missio on Genesis 11: Our “Excessive Selfness”
Near my desk at work is a TV hanging from the ceiling, playing the news. The voices of our candidates, our news reporters, our First Lady, blare all day long. Today, during a commercial break, I heard “Learn languages online! … more
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Genesis 11, New Site: Vocation, On Daily Work *New, On Vocation
Tagged Babbel, Babel, C.S. Lewis, Dan Allender, Genesis 11, Pride, Public Relations, Self-Serving, Work
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Missio on Gen. 11: Bible, Babble, and Babel
It’s hard not to feel like I live in Babylon, a city of spiraling success and ever-increasing reach. The Bible’s popular etymology for the name is bluntly mocking: “Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And … more
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Genesis 11, On Vocation
Tagged Babel, Babylon, Brand, City, Genesis 11, Name, Reputation, Self-Serving
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Serving as Mary, Serving as Martha
The story of Martha and Mary is familiar to most people who have grown up in the church. I am well versed in it, but this narrative does have a slightly different and deeper meaning now that I am working, more … more
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Luke 10, On Vocation
Tagged Dwell, Martha and Mary, Self-Serving, Service, Work
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