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Here’s the downside of having worked from home for 14 years. Many of the questions and concerns that are top of mind for those new to remote work, especially in a dual-income-with-kids scenario is something my wife and I worked out years ago. And that is hard to remember when offering workflow tips, etc. We […]
God determines our identity and purpose as followers of Christ, and this divine calling encompasses every aspect of daily life, including our work and vocations. Rather than searching for hidden meani
Bible in 90 days – Day 7 – Exodus 29-40 “He has filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft” Exodus? ?35:31? ?CSB?? The first mention of someone being filled with God’s Spirit in the Bible is a craftsman. Selah. (I’m closing out 2017 by reading through the […]
I was recently interviewed on The Gospel Driven Entrepreneur Podcast by P.J. Simmons. It was a fun conversation. We talked about: How I got into Web design and why I started Mere Agency Fears I had when starting the business My biggest failures and successes in running the business How the gospel drives what I […]
I had a conversation today with my coworkers about what to do when you feel like you are stuck in a rut and actually need to get a lot of things done. I realized looking back that my two biggest productivity hacks are prayer with journaling, and naps. Most of the time when I am […]
I'd be happy to help you write a summary for your sermon "Defining Moments: My Work Matters." However, I don't see the actual sermon content in your message - only the title. Could you please provid
I’ve been asked enough times now how to calculate rates for freelance work, that I went ahead and made a little tool for beginning to dial that question in. Enjoy! Simple Freelancing Rate Calculator
I had a guest post at Blue Letter Bible over the weekend: How to Make Your Work Last Forever. The post is about some recently realizations I’ve had on what the Bible actually says about our work and how some of it will survive into the new Earth! It’s all about building with gold, silver, […]
Yesterday I wrote a post at Challies.com, sponsored by MereChurch, on a topic that is exceedingly relevant to my life (and many others, I gather!): Three Roads to Joy in Bi-vocational Ministry. The three roads are: 1. EMBRACE ALL YOUR VOCATIONS AS FROM AND FOR GOD. Because each of the roles you find yourself right […]
I recently saw a comment on a blog post questioning whether our world is so much more complex than it used to be (did our grandparents live in “a simpler time”?), if they actually had less work, or whether there is something wrong with us. Time Management is so much more difficult in our current […]
I was encouraged by this exhortation today: “Nehemiah once had what could be considered impossible task: rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.  No sane feasibility committee would have given him the green light.  And yet when the task was operating under the Grace of God, what happened?  Neh. 4:6 says: “So we built the wall. And […]
Last weekend I gave a seminar at our church association’s annual national conference on “Work and Worship: How The Gospel Affects Our Work.” It was similar to my previous two messages, with a few nuances. Listen to it here. The manuscript follows.