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Work often seems to scream louder than God when I walk into my office on Massachusetts Avenue – especially in light of Genesis 3:17b-19: Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you...

Vocation • On Daily Work

On the Nature of Goodness and Work

Cara Brown | 3 min read

Among mankind, there are few things that tend to cause more dissatisfaction, apathy, and bitterness than work. Work is viewed as a means to an end, namely money, and is, therefore, a necessary evil. Seldom do people refer to labor as inherently good, but instead refer to a good living or making a good wage. ...

Faith • Theological Reflections

A Visit to the Reframing Shop with Jesus

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read

We all live our life by some narrative, even if it’s only “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.” The narrative frames the activity and gives it meaning. Of course, most of us have lived our lives without thinking carefully about the narrative that drives us. We go to work because everyone...

Culture • Current Conversations

Unconnected in a World of Digital Connections – Part I

Lee Marcum | 4 min read

Can you imagine a world in which the only means of communication were verbal speech and non-verbal gestures—a world in which there were no alphabetic letters, reading/writing, digital media, or other electronic means of sending messages to people? What effects on one’s communication and everyday life would result from not having such modern communication tools...

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

“Where are you?”

Jake Belder | 5 min read

When most Christians are already celebrating Christmas, I could have painted over my friend's darkness with holiday cheer and said,"‘Look, Jesus has come! It’s all going to be okay." But as I tried to walk with my friend through his pain and prayed for him, I found myself saying instead, "I know it will be okay, but it’s not yet. God, where are You? Help us to see you here."

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

Home, at Last

Ann Animousse | 5 min read

A contributor from Missio Advent 2013 continues her story on #MissioAdvent 2014. "Surely the intrigue of visitors was the excitement of something new, something different entering our small world."

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