daily bread Archives | The Washington Institute

Faith • Biblical Reflections

“Do You Want to Go Away as Well?”: A Question for Desperate Disciples

Rev. Joe Palekas | 11 min read

Have you ever read a passage in the Bible, and found yourself thinking it to be rather odd? There’s no question that some passages in the Bible seem very strange when we read them at first. Consider passages like the time a donkey talked to Balaam (Numbers 22:27–30), the time God chose people who lapped...

Vocation • On Daily Work

Fear, Greed, Workism, and the Lord’s Prayer

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 19 min read

In 2019, Derek Thompson suggested in the Atlantic that work for college-educated Americans had become workism, “the most potent of new religions competing for congregants.” He noted, “No large country in the world as productive as the United States averages more hours of work a year. And the gap between the U.S. and other countries is...

Search

Tag

daily bread

Faith • Biblical Reflections

“Do You Want to Go Away as Well?”: A Question for Desperate Disciples

Vocation • On Daily Work

Fear, Greed, Workism, and the Lord’s Prayer