Only an abundance of stories can do justice to Scriptures vision of vocation. We need yours. My “current reads” make their home on my nightstand. Like residents of a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, they are piled high and constantly in transition. Sometimes a book has a one-night stand, like Amy Julia Becker’s Small Talk, which I finished in just six hours. Other times one stays for a few months, like Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age, through which I’m still slogging. No matter how long a book stays on my nightstand, though, it always ends up on my bookshelf—except for one, my Bible. It’s a “current read” with permanent residency. I don’t move it to my bookshelf because I don’t want its spine to be a mere reminder of once having been read. Of course, there have been times when I’ve reached past the Word of God to pick up the words of J. K. Rowling or David McCullough. But Rowling and McCullough are gathering dust on my bookshelf now, while my Bible is still on my nightstand. The Bible: Faith and Work Edition The constant and everyday relevance of the Bible is why David Kim, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and I—along with the editors of Christianity Today and Zondervan—are working on a new Bible. We want something with staying power. ... With over 20 years of experience pastoring people in communities that wrestle with questions about faith and work, Kim says, What you will learn in the pages of this Bible is not a list of do’s and don’ts at work, but a theology that will hopefully rewire the way you understand the gospel and how it has everything to do with your work. Once you see the connection between faith and work, the work of Christ will ... Continue reading... #LosAngeles #News
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