Walter Strickland: Rhythms of the Good Life

Captivated by Scripture | Walter Strickland’s Summer Reading Recommendations

Dr. Walter Strickland recommends three books for your summer reading list.

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The Real Ideas in Play: Foundational Convictions, Black Theology, and My Journey with James Cone

James Cone is known as the “Father of Black Theology.” I learned about him when I was a […]

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A Biblical-Theological Vision of Social Engagement and Biblical Justice

Social engagement. Social justice. These phrases can sound scary to evangelical ears. But are these concepts actually foreign […]

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Babel and the Perils of Self-Promotion

Who are you making a name for — yourself or God? This is the driving question behind the […]

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Work and the True Story of the Whole World

In another post, Benjamin Quinn defined work as “what creatures do with God’s creation.” If that’s the case, then […]

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Gleaning and Giving: Thinking about Poverty Relief

Picture this: In the midst of a busy workday, you use your lunch hour to run errands and check […]

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Unearthing the Unique Missional Possibilities of Your Work

by Benjamin T. Quinn & Walter R. Strickland II How can you leverage your work for the glory […]

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Does God Care about Workplace Injustice?

If work were easy, most of us would have no problem with it. We’d gladly punch the clock, […]

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Finding Rest in a World of Workaholics and Slackers

Rest is a forgotten art. Most of us believe rest to be a good thing. We see the […]

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Livin’ for the Weekend? Then You’re Working for the Wrong Reasons

The song “Livin’ for the Weekend” was made and remade because it resonated with the American workforce. Each […]

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Your Mission Is Tangled Up with Your Vocation

In a recent post, we explored how work fits into the true story of the whole world. Yet […]

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Walter Strickland: 7 Books on Faith and Work for Your Summer Reading List

As Benjamin Quinn and I prepared to teach a class on work and vocation and write Every Waking […]

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Walter R. Strickland II and Benjamin Quinn: Doctrine of Vocation

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Proverbs 31 Is for Men, Too

Mother’s day is quickly approaching. Here are two items to add to your “to-do” list: Make sure to […]

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Walter Strickland: Neighborly Love, The Poor and My Garden

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Trevin Wax: “The disenchanted world needs a church that’s not a chaplain, but a prophet.”

Dr. Wax delivered a lecture titled, "4 Challenges Facing the Church in the Western World."

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Don’t Forget About Thanksgiving

As Christmas celebrations creep into November, I hope we don’t forget Thanksgiving — with its turkey, stuffing, and shared gratitude.

Nathaniel D. Williams

4 Challenges Facing the Church in the Western World (with Trevin Wax)

Dr. Trevin Wax joins us to discuss the challenges of expressive individualism, privatized faith, Christianity’s moral vision, and psuedo-religions. 

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An Advent Guide for Pastors and Families

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3 Tips to Talk With Students About Politics

How to talks to students about the political world. We need to lead with love. Younger generations, in particular, are highly concerned about not being perceived as unloving (more so than not being perceived as rational). So, we need to tell students up front that our primary goal in political engagement is not winning at whatever cost. Our primary goal is loving God and our neighbor, even at a significant cost to ourselves.

Jonathan Darville