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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Josh Thompson (Janitor)
24 juli 2024 · 31 min
What the “dirty jobs” of God mean for you and me, the power of dwelling on what God has saved you from, and how to “choose joy” in a job you don’t love. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on July 19, 2023. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Janitor Josh
The Adventures of Janitor Josh on Amazon
The Power of a Praying Wife
Jordan Raynor
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Dave Evans (Co-founder of EA Sports + Author of Designing Your Life)
17 juli 2024 · 46 min
How the truth that “God’s will is much more a way than a thing” leads to a radical freedom in life and work, the difference between “justifying your legitimacy” and “expressing your belovedness” through your work, and the most brilliant interpretation of Ecclesiastes I’ve ever heard. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on July 5, 2023. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Dave Evans on LinkedIn
Dave Evans on Twitter
Designing Your Life
Designing Your Life
Electronic Arts
Stanford University
Stanford Life Design Lab
Christian Companion to Designing Your Life
Bill Burnett on LinkedIn
Trip Hawkins
Guy Kawasaki
The Will of God as a Way of Life
A Grace Disguised
Abandonment to Divine Providence
Thomas Merton
Tod Bolsinger on LinkedIn
Ecclesiastes
Way of the Heart
Let Your Life Speak
Mindsight
Bryan Stevenson on LinkedIn
The Creator in You
Jordan Raynor
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Mike Kelsey (Pastor at McLean Bible Church)
10 juli 2024 · 43 min
Why common grace is the key to worshiping more while you work and experience the work of others, how calling out the work of non-Christians as God’s work can build bridges for sharing the gospel, and how Jordan explained to his kids how God protected them on a recent road trip. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on June 14, 2023. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Mike Kelsey on LinkedIn
Mike Kelsey on Instagram
Mike Kelsey on Twitter
McLean Bible Church
McLean Bible Church on Instagram
Kate Schmidgall on LinkedIn
Timothy Keller
Praying Like Monks
The Imperfect Pastor
Reading While Black
Jordan Raynor
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Dr. Curt Thompson (Psychiatrist + Author of The Soul of Desire)
3 juli 2024 · 45 min
How to shift from “playing not to lose” to “playing to win,” why acknowledging that you’ll never have a pure motive is unbelievably empowering, and how to take your Christian community with you mentally as you do hard things. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on March 15, 2023. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Jordan Raynor
Dr. Curt Thompson
The Soul of Desire
The Soul of Shame
Dr. Curt Thompson on Twitter
The Great Divorce
Tim Keller
N.T. Wright
Into the Silent Land
Dominion
Faith, Hope and Carnage
Sajan George
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Mimi Chan (Head of Seasonal Events at Amazon Books)
26 juni 2024 · 45 min
How to speak up for the powerless in your office, how to take a stand for God’s way in a God-honoring way at work, and why we need Christians rushing INTO “secular” workplaces in order to claim them as sacred. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on December 7, 2022. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Mimi Chan on Twitter
Mimi Chan on LinkedIn
Mimi Chan on Instagram
Mimi Chan on Goodreads
Amazon on LinkedIn
Amazon
Lecrae on Instagram
II Corinthians 9:7-8
Faith & Work Movement
Peter Tsukahira
Difficult Conversations
The Starfish and the Spider
Equip
Take Back Your Power
Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry.com) – Mere Christians
Robert Dugoni
Ronnie Goram
John Grisham
James Patterson by James Patterson
Jordan Raynor
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)
19 juni 2024 · 49 min
Why Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday and what it means for your work, how a biblical view of heaven assigns untold dignity to the work you do today, and how to use everything from Altoids to doorframes to cultivate an awareness of God’s presence at work. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on September 28, 2022. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Skye Jethani
Skye Jethani on Twitter
Skye Jethani on LinkedIn
Holy Post Podcast
With God Daily
What If Jesus Was Serious
Futureville
With
The Practice of the Presence of God
A Church Called Tov
The Bomber Mafia
Truman
Lord Willing
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Jodi Benson (Voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid)
12 juni 2024 · 57 min
How Jodi has responded to criticism of Disney from Christians, why Jodi thinks of ministry as less of what she does for a living and more of who she is while she’s doing what she’s doing, and how to spot where the Spirit is moving as you work. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on September 14, 2022. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson on Instagram
Jodi Benson on Twitter
Part of My World
Paige O'Hara
Howard Ashman
“Part of Your World”
Jesus Calling
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Ron Johnson (CEO of Enjoy)
5 juni 2024 · 40 min
How Ron “made love visual” through the Apple Store, his final conversation with Steve Jobs while Jobs was on his deathbed, and why he chose to “start at the bottom” of the career ladder when he had every opportunity not to. Lees meer
This episode originally aired on June 22, 2022. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Ron Johnson on LinkedIn
Ron Johnson on Twitter
Enjoy
The Life We're Looking For
Becomenew.me
Dallas Willard
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FAN FAVE FLASHBACK: Joni Eareckson Tada (Painter)
29 mei 2024 · 29 min
The first 3 things Joni plans to do when heaven comes to earth, how everything we do in this life either increases or decreases our capacity for leadership on the New Earth, and how our work can be “ingredients in God’s happiness.” Lees meer
This episode originally aired on June 15, 2022. Because you all loved it so much, we are re-releasing it as a part of our Fan Fave Flashbacks series this summer! Would you like to be a guest on the Mere Christians podcast when we begin new episodes this fall? Share your story with our producers at jordanraynor.com/mc
Links Mentioned:
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada’s Paintings
The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party
N.T. Wright
Jonathan Edwards
Dane Ortlund
Gentle and Lowly
Thomas Owen
Richard Sibbes
Deeper Still
Doug Mazza
Bob Buford
Half Time
Jordan Raynor
Contact Jordan Raynor
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Brittany Whitenack (Founder of Antique Candle Co.)
22 mei 2024 · 42 min
The incredible impact of Antique Candle Co.'s “Prayer Committee," how Brittany’s faith compelled her to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a “non-essential” company perk, and what heaven might smell like. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Brittany Whitenack on LinkedIn
Brittany Whitenack on Instagram
Antique Candle Co.
Sign Up for the Antique Candle Co. Newsletter
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Master of Scale Ep. 138: Find Co-creators Everywhere: Exploding Kittens Inc.’s Elan Lee
Exploding Kittens
David Block (Founder of Previnex)
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Jordan Raynor
Fill Out the Survey
Email Your Prayer Requests to Jordan Raynor
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Kelsey Kemp (Career Coach)
15 mei 2024 · 50 min
The 8-step process to landing your dream job in a God-honoring way, the “half-baked theology” keeping Christians stuck professionally, and 3 things that should set apart how Christians search for jobs while employed. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Kelsey Kemp on LinkedIn
Kelsey Kemp on X
Kelsey Kemp on Instagram
Kelsey Kemp on Facebook
The Called Career
Job Dictionary
Answer the Call on Spotify
Luke 18
Galatians 3:10
‘Three Questions to Unlock Your Authentic Career: Ashley Stahl at TEDxBerkeley’
Timothy Keller
Ephesians 6
Colossians 3
Exodus 1
Genesis 1
Isaiah 65
Everything Is Figureoutable
Mike Fossum on X
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Redeeming Your Time
Contact Jordan
Jordan Raynor
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Doug McKelvey (Author of Every Moment Holy)
8 mei 2024 · 30 min
How liturgies can help you see and respond to the holiness of every mundane moment at work, what quantum physics can reveal about why God might choose to work through you and me, and how “rehearsing for the new creation” shapes Doug’s science fiction writing. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Every Moment Holy
Douglas Kaine McKelvey on Instagram
Douglas Kaine McKelvey on Facebook
Every Moment Holy on Instagram
Every Moment Holy on Facebook
The Rabbit Room
Hutchmoot Conference
All the Pretty Horses
Paul Kingsnorth
The Wake
Jordan Raynor
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Peter Demos (Restaurateur)
1 mei 2024 · 40 min
What a Christ-like view of competitors looks like practically, whether or not it's biblical to set goals about “winning” and “beating” competitors, and how Peter practically cultivated joy amongst his team during the COVID crisis Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Peter Demos
Peter Demos on Facebook
Peter Demos on X
Demos’ Restaurants
Angus Buchan
Faith like Potatoes
Blessing Or Curse: You Can Choose
Victory Over Darkness
Mark Whitacre
Mere Christians Podcast Survey
Jordan Raynor
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Jamie Ivey (Host of the Happy Hour Podcast)
24 april 2024 · 46 min
The vocational dream Jamie is afraid to say out loud, how to work hard with your hands but not with your soul, and why Jesus was so good at saying “no” to requests for his time. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Jamie Ivey
Jamie Ivey on Instagram
Jamie Ivey on Facebook
Jamie Ivey on YouTube
Jamie Ivey Blog
The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey Podcast
Why Can’t I Get It Together?
Books by Jamie Ivey
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
Happy Hour Podcast - HH#429: Skye Jethani
Jenna Bush Hagar on Instagram
Redeeming Your Time
Jordan Raynor
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Noah Sanders (Farmer)
17 april 2024 · 50 min
Why faithfulness requires focus and killing things that are working, how dreaming about work on the New Earth makes it easier to focus today, and why you should stop asking, “What can I learn from this person?” and start asking, “What is God teaching me through this person?” Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Noah Sanders on LinkedIn
Noah Sanders on Instagram
Redeeming the Dirt
Redeeming the Dirt Academy
Redeeming the Dirt on YouTube
Born-Again Dirt
Matthew 7
1 Corinthians 10:31
Genesis 2:15
Isaiah 28
Romans 1
Genesis 3
The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs
Master of One
Isaiah 65
Proverbs 3:5-6
The Only One
Beautiful Outlaw
Henry and the Great Society
The Lunatic Farmer (Joel Salatin)
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Contact Jordan
Jordan Raynor
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Candice Levert (IT Operations Manager)
10 april 2024 · 39 min
The impact of knowing that God cares about your work and not just how you spend your lunch break, how to use Show & Tell for grown-ups to move from Surface > Serious > Spiritual, and how to practically make people feel valued beyond their productivity. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Candice Levert on LinkedIn
Mere Christians: Sean Kouplen (CEO of Regent Bank)
Mere Christians Community
Faith 101: NOW, Faith IS
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
Heaven
With God Daily
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
Allison Felix on Instagram
Kirk Franklin on Instagram
Tori Kelly on Instagram
Crystal Lewis on Instagram
Izzi Ray on Instagram
Jordan Raynor
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Ray Greene (Roofing Professional)
3 april 2024 · 32 min
Why “losing your life” for Christ is less about moving overseas and more about losing control, what Scripture’s focus on Jesus’s “one-off” miracles and engagements means for your unseen work today, and how to practically “number your days” so that you may grow in wisdom. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
NOD & Grow
The Sacredness of Secular Work
A Praying Life
When Breath Becomes Air
Famous at Home
The Intentional Father
Wild at Heart
Jordan Raynor
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Scott Sonju (Managing Director of TrailRunner International)
27 maart 2024 · 47 min
Why viewing sports as trivial diminishes God’s sovereignty, why we’re tempted to assign priority where God does not, and how Christians should think differently about free enterprise. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Scott Sonju on LinkedIn
Scott Sonju Email
TrailRunner Int
TrailRunner Int Sports
Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
Praxis Labs
Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Christian Economics in One Lesson: A Re-Working of Henry Hazlitt's book, Economics in One Lesson
Jack Hollis on LinkedIn
Baxter Underwood on LinkedIn
Kent Lugrand on LinkedIn
Jordan Raynor
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Mike Maihack (Spider-Man Comic Book Artist)
20 maart 2024 · 45 min
How superheroes can show us how to follow Jesus, why Christians should pursue cultural literacy as a means of evangelism, and what we should do with the fact that our Heavenly Father has more fun working than we do. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Mike Maihack on X
Mike Maihack on Instagram
Mike Maihack on Linktree
Spider-Man: Animals Assemble! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up)
Spider-Man: Quantum Quest! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up # 2)
Spider-Man: Cosmic Chaos! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up #3)
Cleopatra in Space TV Series
Cleopatra in Space Book Series
Bone Collection: 10 Book Set: Includes All 9 Books, Plus the Prequel Rose
All Star Superman: The Deluxe Edition
Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
The Infinity Gauntlet
What If Jesus Was Serious?: A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore
Mike Maihack (Graphic Novelist) Podcast Episode
The Bible Project
Jordan Raynor
The Sacredness of the Secular Work
The Creator in You
The Royal in You
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Christy Wright (Host of the Get Your Hopes Up Podcast)
13 maart 2024 · 45 min
How to honor employers you leave, how feelings of inadequacy often mask an arrogance toward God, and how to obey God when you have no idea what his purposes are. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Christy Wright
Christy Wright on Instagram
Christy Wright on X
Christy Wright on YouTube
Christy Wright on Facebook
Get Your Hopes Up Podcast
Business Boutique
Take Back Your Time
Ramsey Solutions
Rachel Cruze
The Gap and The Gain
Atomic Habits
Christine Caine
Stephanie Meek on Facebook
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Contact Jordan
Jordan Raynor
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Jon Houghton (CEO of The Holy Post)
6 maart 2024 · 40 min
How caring about ALL that God cares about will change how we work, how to think about evangelism and social action as two elements of an interconnected flywheel, and why Christians should never outsource their discernment (and how we frequently do). Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Jon Houghton
Jon Houghton on LinkedIn
Jon Houghton on Instagram
Jon Houghton on X
The Holy Post
YoungLife
‘Racial Justice, Evangelism, Discipleship’
Rene Padilla
The Answer to How is Yes
Subversive Witness
Kaitlyn Schiess
Casey Crouse on LinkedIn
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Contact Jordan
Jordan Raynor
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Cory Carlson (Author of Win at Home First)
28 februari 2024 · 35 min
How Paul’s example of boasting in weaknesses compelled him to “hand over his small story for a greater story,” 2 ways Christian “self-care” should differ from the world’s, and how winning at home first leads to bigger wins at work. Lees meer
Links Mentioned:
Cory Carlson
Cory Carlson on LinkedIn
Cory Carlson on Instagram
Cory Carlson on X
Win at Home First: An Inspirational Guide to Work-Life Balance
Rise and Go: How to Get Back Up with Courage and Move Forward with Confidence
Libsyn
The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work
The Road Less Stupid
Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One
Erwin McManus
Jordan Raynor
Redeeming Your Time Retreat
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Jennifer Allwood (Author of Get Unstuck and Stay Unstuck)
21 februari 2024 · 27 min
How to get unstuck professionally by mining the depths of Scripture, why comparison is a thief of joy AND a helpful teacher, and how to replace the world’s call to “confidence” with the biblical call to “courage.” Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Jennifer Allwood
Jennifer Allwood on X
Jennifer Allwood on Instagram
Jennifer Allwood on Facebook
The Jennifer Allwood Show
Reframed Life Coaching with Jennifer Allwood
Get Unstuck and Stay Unstuck: Because Fear Is Not the Boss of You
Fear Is Not the Boss of You: How to Get Out of Your Head and Live the Life You Were Made For
The Will of God as a Way of Life
The Word Before Work Podcast
Crash the Chatterbox: Hearing God's Voice Above All Others
Ed Mylett
Jordan Raynor
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Dr. Darrell Cosden (Author of The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work)
14 februari 2024 · 46 min
What the nail scars in Jesus’s hands mean for the work of your hands, why the eternal value of your “secular” work depends upon the value of creation, how we got to the place of overemphasizing heaven v. the “renewed earth.” Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Dr. Darrell Cosden on LinkedIn
The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Miroslav Volf on X
Dr. Randy Alcorn on X
Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
Al Erisman on LinkedIn
Jordan Raynor
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Dave Hataj (Owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc.)
7 februari 2024 · 56 min
How good jobs are saving the lives of 20-somethings at his company, why our definition of “kingdom work” needs to expand beyond saving souls, and how to plant a desire for goodness and truth that ultimately leads to Christ. Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Phantastes
A God Named Josh: Uncovering the Human Life of Jesus Christ (A Documentarian’s Historical & Illuminating Biography― Get to Know the Human Side of Our Lord & Glimpse the Miracle of the Incarnation)
Jesus, the Master Psychologist: Listen to Him
Cork O’Connor Mystery Series
This Tender Land
Charles Martin Books
Oliver Anthony
John Cain on LinkedIn
The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
Jordan Raynor
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Luke LeFevre (Founder of Holy Work)
31 januari 2024 · 43 min
The 7 stages everyone goes through when creating with God, why failure may be a sign of God’s favor, and how to journal well in just 11 minutes. Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Luke LeFevre on LinkedIn
Luke LeFevre on Instagram
Luke LeFevre on X
Holy Work
Creative Leader Coaching
‘Episode 23: Luke LeFevre (Chief Creative Officer at Ramsey Solutions)’
Ramsey Solutions
Jennifer (Hess) Sievertsen on LinkedIn
Exodus 31
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Genesis 22
The Seven Decisions
Disappointment with God
The War of Art
The Voice of the Heart
Chris Pratt on Instagram
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Jordan Raynor
Contact Jordan
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Dr. Linda Braddy (CEO of American Red Cross - North Texas)
24 januari 2024 · 51 min
How Linda was freed from analysis paralysis about discerning “God’s will” for her work, the biblical evidence that God cares about your work and not just what your work does “for the kingdom,” and how a proper theology of the New Earth has made Linda feel more alive and much more likely to share her faith Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Linda Braddy
Dr. Linda Braddy on LinkedIn
Dr. Linda Braddy on X
The Will of God as a Way of Life: How to Make Every Decision with Peace and Confidence
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Dr. Amy Sherman (Author of Kingdom Calling)
Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive
The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work
The Creator in You
Made to Flourish: Cultivating an Abundant Life
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work
Patrick Lencioni
Cynt Marshal, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
Chip Gains on Instagram
Joanna Gains on Instagram
Robert Griffin III on X
Jordan Raynor
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Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular Work
19 januari 2024 · 1 uur 32 min
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Matt Rusten (President of Made to Flourish)
17 januari 2024 · 42 min
5 easy ways for your pastor to encourage Mere Christians in their work this Sunday, how to better understand your biblical call to be a “priest” at work, and 5 circles of influence to pray through in your job. Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Matt Rusten on LinkedIn
Matt Rusten on X
Made to Flourish
Common Good Magazine
Made to Flourish Skill Mapping Survey and Assessment
Work Matters
Tom Nelson
You Lost Me
The Divine Conspiracy
‘The Relationship between Workplace Status and Workplace Religious Expression’
Hugh Whelchel
Skye Jethani
Fuller Youth Institute
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Genesis 1
Matthew 25
Luke 3
Isaiah 65
Work and Worship
Eventide
Robin John
Finny Kuruvilla
Jason Myhre
Contact Jordan
Jordan Raynor
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Kaleigh Cox (VP of Business Development for DxTEL)
10 januari 2024 · 50 min
How to stop viewing your co-workers as “salvation projects,” the #1 thing pastors can do to free the mere Christians in their pews from feeling like “JV Christians,” and how the gospel compels us to market in ways that serve always—even while selling. Lees meer
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Links Mentioned:
Kaleigh Cox on LinkedIn
DxTEL
Kisses from Katie
World Race
Jill Briscoe
IF:Gathering
Harper
Fiber Homes
Fiber Gaming Network
Genesis 1
Ephesians 2
Isaiah 65
Dr. Kennon Vaughan
Redeeming Your Time Retreat
Building a StoryBrand
Create Anyway
Kevin Treu
Beth Moore
Redeeming Your Time
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Jordan Raynor
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Skye Jethani (Author of What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven? + Co-host of The Holy Post)
3 januari 2024 · 46 min
Why heaven being on earth matters so much to your work, how to not sacrifice the way of Jesus for the mission of Jesus, and where Skye sees himself professionally in five million years. Lees meer
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Holy Post Media
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What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven?
Episode 166: Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Wheaton College
Genesis 1
Revelation 22
2 Peter 3
Genesis 3
Scot McKnight on X
Wayne Grudem
Matthew 7
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Phantastes
John Walton
Isaiah 65
Isaiah 60
How Far to the Promised Land
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Gary Chapman (Author of The 5 Love Languages)
27 december 2023 · 34 min
Which of the 5 languages are most popular in the workplace, 3 ways to discover your co-workers’ language without asking, and what Jesus said gives non-Christians the right to judge Christians. Lees meer
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Love Languages
The 5 Love Languages
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
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Dr. Paul White
Take the MBA Inventory
DisneyWar
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Maina Mwaura (Journalist)
20 december 2023 · 40 min
How Jesus-like mentors “show you what life can be like,” what Maina learned about discerning calling from CBS’s James Brown, and why you should serve at the worst times of life. Lees meer
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Maina Mwaura
Maina Mwaura on Facebook
The Influential Mentor
How to Know a Person
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Urban Faith
Grace Snellville
James Brown
Mark Batterson
Please, Sorry, Thanks
The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half
King: A Life
David Brooks on X
Trillion Dollar Coach
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Benay Shannon (Master Distiller at Restless Spirits)
13 december 2023 · 27 min
Why Benay is convinced that God has called her into the dark alcohol industry, why a biblical theology of heaven inevitably leads to Anti-Bucket Lists, and how thinking of work as rehearsing for eternity takes the pressure off of today. Lees meer
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Benay Shannon on LinkedIn
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Restless Spirits
The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
The Prodigal God
Timothy Keller
Teena Dare (Waitress + Host of the Faith, Work & Rest Podcast)
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Mignon François (Founder of The Cupcake Collection)
6 december 2023 · 31 min
How the fact that “prayers never expire” changes how Mignon works, the impact Sabbath has had on her business and team, and how God took her business from $5 to $10M in sales. Lees meer
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Mignon Francois
Mignon Francois on Instagram
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The Cupcake Collection
Made from Scratch
Episode: Mignon Francois (Founder of The Cupcake Collection)
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Business Made Simple
The Success Principles
The Circle Maker
Called to Create
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Philip Klayman (Owner of Three Tree Coffee)
29 november 2023 · 43 min
Why you should consider NOT leading with your why, how and why God calls us to make counter-strategic moves at work, and how Jesus’s example leads us to push back against worldly wisdom about delegation. Lees meer
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Philip Klayman on LinkedIn
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Three Tree Coffee Roasters
Coffee & Podcast
Jeff Heck of Monday Night Brewing
The Will of God as a Way of Life
Tim Keller
Theology of Work Commentary
Fair Trade USA
Evidence Not Seen
The Tale of Three Trees
Mark Richt
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J. Warner Wallace (Homicide Detective)
22 november 2023 · 50 min
The significance of Scripture calling government officials “ministers,” how the fruit of the Spirit outed Jim as a Christian on the police force, and what a California jury proceeding can teach you about the veracity of the resurrection. Lees meer
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J. Warner Wallace on X
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Cold-Case Christianity
Cold-Case Christianity
Focus on the Family
The Lord of the Rings
Romans 13
1 Peter 2
Bonhoeffer
The Sacredness of Secular Work
Isaiah 65
Genesis 1
The Problem of Pain
Nancy Pearcey
Timothy Keller
Keith Morrison on IMDB
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Dr. Monique Perry-Graves (Executive Director of Teach for America North Carolina)
15 november 2023 · 49 min
How to deliver radical candor in a distinctly Christ-like way, the power of pursuing visions that will never be achieved, and how to lean into the hard parts of your story for God’s greater glory. Lees meer
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Dr. Monique Perry-Graves on LinkedIn
Lights & Lessons Newsletter
Teach for America
Christy Adams on the Mere Christians Podcast
No Rules Rules
Radical Candor
The Infinite Game
Redeeming Your Time
100 Days of Believing Bigger
Not a Box
What Do You Do With an Idea?
Hidden Potential
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Shauna Pilgreen (Author of Translating Jesus)
8 november 2023 · 40 min
Why some Christians need less Bible study and more Bible doing, how to translate Jesus in today’s post-Christian culture, and how to avoid making co-workers feel like “salvation projects.” Lees meer
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Shauna Pilgreen
Shauna Pilgreen on LinkedIn
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Shauna Pilgreen on InstagramTranslating Jesus: How to Share Your Faith in Language Today's Culture Can Understand
Alpha
Basic Christianity
Mere Discipleship: Growing in Wisdom and Hope
Madeleine L'Engle on AmazonHe Restores My Soul: A Forty-Day Journey Toward Personal Renewal
The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
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Kevin Finch (Executive Director of Big Table)
1 november 2023 · 47 min
Why Kevin quit his job as a pastor SO THAT he could better minister to people through his work, how NOT being explicit about his faith has led to more conversations about faith than most people ever have, and 3 things you can do to bless the most pained workers in our culture. Lees meer
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Kevin Finch on LinkedIn
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Big Table
Start with Why
‘How to care while eating and sleeping’
‘Highest-Paying Careers’
Eugene H. Peterson
Acts 2
Isaiah
Rocket Fuel
Cues
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Sandra McCracken
‘Request unexpected 20s’
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Michelle Myers (Founder of She Works His Way)
25 oktober 2023 · 50 min
How to ensure you don’t end your life describing your work as “meaningless” like Solomon does in the book of Ecclesiastes, the biblical case for enjoying more of the fruits of your labor, and one thing you can do to renew your awe of God and his Word. Lees meer
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Michelle Myers
Michelle Myers on LinkedIn
Michelle Myers on X
Michelle Myers on Instagram
She Works His Way
She Works His Way
Conversational Commentary on Ecclesiastes: Wisdom to Live for Heaven While on Earth
‘Episode 51: Michelle Myers (Founder of She Works His Way)’
Acts of the Apostles
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
1 Corinthians 15:58
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
Redeeming Your Time
Philippians 4:11
Life Together
John 15:5
Proverbs 21
Hebrews 6:10
Lead Like a Shepherd
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot
Donna Gibbs on Amazon
When Breath Becomes Air
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Aarti Sequeira (Food Network Chef + Author of Unwind)
18 oktober 2023 · 44 min
What Aarti expects coffee to taste like on the New Earth, symptoms that work has gone from a good thing to an ultimate thing, and how to “punch light into the darkness” via your work. Lees meer
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Aarti Sequeira on Instagram
Aarti Sequeira YouTube
Aarti Sequeira on X
Aarti Sequeira on Facebook
Unwind: A Devotional Cookbook for the Harried and Hungry
The Mere Christians Podcast Episode: Aarti Sequeira (Food Network Host)
Food Network
The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)
The Jesus storybook Bible
The Illuminated Bible
Alisa Keeton
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Jason Woodard (Plant Manager)
11 oktober 2023 · 44 min
How to fire your neighbor as yourself, why Christians should lean into automation and AI as a means of blessing—not eliminating—people, and why excellence is “your ticket to entry” in sharing the gospel at work. Lees meer
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Jason Woodard on LinkedIn
Jason Woodard on X
Biblical Leadership @ Work Podcast
Josh Thompson (Janitor Josh) Episode
The Adventures of Janitor Josh
Strengths Finder 2.0
The Word Before Work Podcast
'5 reasons to give thanks for “thorns and thistles” that make work difficult'
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Chosen by God
The Whole Christ
Holiness
The Five Temptations of a CEO
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Bethany Brown (Nurse Practitioner + Owner of The Aesthetics Lounge and Spa)
4 oktober 2023 · 31 min
The biblical grounds for doing work some see as vain, how to display Jesus when you get fired, and how God uses even the curse to bless and sanctify us. Lees meer
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Bethany Brown on LinkedIn
Bethany Brown on X
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The Aesthetics Lounge and Spa
‘Wilberforce’s List of “Launchers”’
James 1
Every Good Endeavor
How Then Should We Work?
Lean In
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
Creating Magic
The Prodigal God
Emily Lincoln on Instagram
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Justin McRoberts (Songwriter + Author of Sacred Strides)
27 september 2023 · 42 min
How to work and rest from a place of belovedness, what types of rest can save you from burnout and exhausting vacations, and how ridiculous songs like “You Make the Poops” can honor God. Lees meer
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Justin McRoberts
Justin McRoberts on Linktree
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Sacred Strides: The Journey to Belovedness in Work and Rest
The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring the Sabbath
John O’Donohue
In the Name of Jesus
New Seeds of Contemplation
God Walk
Prayer: Forty Days of Practice
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Debbie La Bell (Director of Marketing at Hayden Flour Mills)
20 september 2023 · 36 min
How to serve AND be served in your marketing, Hayden Flour Mills’s redemptive approach to wheat, and the simplest way your work matters to God. Lees meer
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Debbie La Bell on LinkedIn
Hayden Flour Mills
The Bible App
The Perfect Loaf
Chiles and Smoke
The Miller’s Daughter
Kendall Vanderslice
Seven Loaves of Bread
Pat Gelsinger on LinkedIn
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Jen Wilkin and JT English (Authors of You Are a Theologian)
13 september 2023 · 25 min
Why everything you do at work is an act of theology, why Christians should view even mundane work as “infused with supernatural meaning,” and how Genesis 1 democratizes human dignity. Lees meer
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J.T. English on LinkedIn
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Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin on X
You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well
None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing)
Gospel Coalition
The Knowledge of the Holy
Delighting in the Trinity
Hannah Anderson
Andy Crouch
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Dr. Deborah Haarsma (Astronomer + President of BioLogos)
6 september 2023 · 38 min
How to worship God while you work, even if you spend more time staring at spreadsheets than stars, how thinking of today as rehearsing for eternity can change how you work, and 3 reasons why we need mere Christians working in the sciences and other secular fields. Lees meer
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Dr. Deborah Haarsma
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BioLogos
Calvin University
Psalms 8:3-5
Galileo
Johannes Kepler
Robert Boyle
The Origin of Species
Dr. Francis Collins
Psalms 103
Thanks a Thousand
Pastor Rick Warren
Charles Spurgeon
Philippians 4
Isaiah 65
Revelation 22
Culture Making
The Language of God
Centered-Set Church
Hebrews 6:10
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Dr. Andreas Köstenberger (Theologian)
30 augustus 2023 · 34 min
The 3 spheres of excellence every Christian is called to, why so many Christians are “addicted to mediocrity,” and the importance of calling out the God-given excellence in others. Lees meer
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Dr. Andreas Köstenberger on Biblical Foundations
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Biblical Foundations
Excellence
Master of One
Genesis 1:26
2 Peter 1:3-5
Matthew 25:14-30
Matthew 5
Dorothy Sayers
Addicted to Mediocrity
Philippians 3:13-14
Genesis 1:28
Nehemiah 6
Ephesians 2:8-10
John 15:8
Isaiah 65
Revelation 22:5
Equipping for Life
Parenting Essentials
ESV Study Bible
Date Your Wife
Gentle and Lowly
Sanctification as Set Apart and Growing in Christ
Dr. Robert W. Yarbrough
‘Josh Thompson (Janitor)’ | Mere Christians Podcast
Biblical Theology
John 3:16
Ephesians 5:1
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Anne Beiler (Founder of Auntie Anne's)
23 augustus 2023 · 45 min
How Christ redeemed Anne after horrific trauma and abuse, how her trauma gave her purpose and ambition for Auntie Anne’s, and how to stop overcomplicating the presence of God. Lees meer
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Auntie Anne Beiler on Instagram
Auntie Anne Beiler
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Twist of Faith
He Will Hold Me Fast on YouTube
Emerge Counseling Ministries
Come to the Table
Disciplines for the Inner Life
Overcome and Lead
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