I grew up with the belief that anything worth doing was worth doing well as an important part of my worldview,
Showing posts with label Work Ethic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Work Ethic. Show all posts
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Since When Did Work Become So Important?
Is work a calling or a necessity? Rewarding, or part of God's curse after the fall? Is your work ethic a reflection of your faith, or is it every bit as much a product of your time?
Monday, July 25, 2011
Work Ethic and the Kingdom of Heaven
A friend and I met today for a Bible study. We discussed the Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast, the Hidden Treasure, and the Pearl, found in Matthew 13. In the Mustard Seed and Yeast parables, something small and apparently insignificant grows at an amazing rate into something much more impressive; in the Hidden Treasure and Pearl parables, someone gives up all they have in order to gain something of the highest value. In each case, we learn something about the kingdom of heaven: its growth surpasses our expectations, and we should be willing to risk everything we have in order to obtain it.
There's plenty that's mysterious about the kingdom of heaven, perhaps most notably the question of how much it is already present, and how much is yet to come. What isn't mysterious, though, is that we're supposed to be seeking it wholeheartedly, above all other things- this is the obvious application. It became uncomfortably clear to me today:
There's plenty that's mysterious about the kingdom of heaven, perhaps most notably the question of how much it is already present, and how much is yet to come. What isn't mysterious, though, is that we're supposed to be seeking it wholeheartedly, above all other things- this is the obvious application. It became uncomfortably clear to me today:
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