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Just in Time
Worshiped at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene this morning. Incredible worship and sermon by Rick Harvey on the parable of the talents (Matt 25) and our preoccupation with “stuff,” and an investment of resources for the kingdom. Rick apologized to … Continue reading
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Economic Wisdom and Human Flourishing
I just got back from the retreat sponsored by the Oikonomia network. In addition to my earlier post, I joined a number of school faculty in a marvelous discussion on faith and economics. We heard a solid overview around the … Continue reading
The Work of the People
Okay, just how serious can we be about the relationship between theology and economics, discipleship and work? I have already noted in a couple of previous posts this theme and some of the efforts we have attempted at NTS. Now … Continue reading
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Theology of Entrepreneurship?
Just how often do we pay close attention to workplace, the world of business, the arena of economics, as a place for theological reflection and intentional discipleship? Over the last few years I have begun wrestling with the workplace as … Continue reading
Vocational Discipleship
http://www.licc.org.uk/engaging-with-work/ For the past couple of years I have been working on a theme of vocational discipleship. Frost and Hirsch argued that ministry often occurs in “third spaces” between home and work. The more I struggled with this view (coffee … Continue reading
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