February 2012
2 posts
science vs faith
If you ever ask me what some of my pet peeves are, this is one of them: the common juxtaposition of science and faith. I typically cringe when I hear the pomp of a pastor beating on “science”, or the scientist criticizing anyone with “faith”. In my mind, they both employ science and faith daily to understand life.
What is Science?
Let’s go back to middle school for...
let's talk about life.
When I started this blog, I knew I wanted to focus on a new understanding of work, asking God what he thinks. At the same time, I had a hunch that it might not be appropriate to segregate the topic of work from life and human purpose. Now, a few books later, and after many hours of thoughtful reflection, I am even more convinced that work is intrinsic to the human being. Separating our...
August 2011
2 posts
don't be distracted
In the last post, I mentioned the possibility that work exists for us to love God and love others. If work was only for producing goods—being productive and efficient—then it would probably be alright for us to ignore anyone who stood in the way of our productivity (maybe even commendable). But if the purpose of work is love, then this sort of disposition could distract us from what really...
July 2011
2 posts
the good of work
I don’t think it would be hard to reason that work is a good thing. As I sit at a coffee shop I notice all the great things brought to me through the invention of a work-and-market system—clothes, chair, table, wi-fi, coffee, etc. It would probably be a moot question to start off asking, “Is work good?” After all, we enjoy the product of multiple types of work, and even...
the common person. the common world. a common...
In 1974 a book was published, titled Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. It was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Studs Terkel. Terkel was a highly esteemed radio broadcaster who took about three years to conduct interviews with normal American workers, gathering vignettes for his book. He carefully and meticulously captured what it meant...