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The Gift of Work: In His Image

The Gift of Work: In His Image
How do you feel about your work? Do you love what you do or do you consider it a part of the curse to survive? If we look at the first mention of work in the Bible, you may be surprised – and encouraged. The first use of work, melakah, occurs all the way back…
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Are you rested?

Are you rested?
Last week we talked about the value of work before rest. But the converse is true as well. Rest is necessary for the mind, body and soul so that we can return to productive and creative work. How do we experience that rest? Our society puts a high value on leisure time. In fact, billions…
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Time to Rest?

Time to Rest?
An interesting podcast recently suggested that without creative work, there is no true rest. Creative work generates a product or useful service and can be done in an office, home, library, or on an assembly line. Sometimes we are paid for our work but we also might be serving as a volunteer or within our…
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Working to Give

Working to Give
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28 One of the many reasons we should work hard and be productive is so that we can be generous. The desire to provide…
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