The Word Before Work

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Christmas Vocations Part II Devotional: 3 of 4 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. (Luke 2:16) Since our first date 16 years ago, my wife Kara and I go to the historic Tampa Theatre every December to see It’s a Wonderful Life. And e...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Christmas Vocations Part II Devotional: 2 of 4 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Wh...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Christmas Vocations Part II Devotional: 1 of 4 [Mary] brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7 KJV) It may surprise you to learn that the infamous “innkeeper” of the nativity...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: How God's Word Shaped C.S. Lewis's Work Devotional: 4 of 4 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind i...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: How God's Word Shaped C.S. Lewis's Work Devotional: 3 of 4 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Heb...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: How God's Word Shaped C.S. Lewis's Work Devotional: 2 of 4 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (Romans 12:1) Before heading off to WWI, C.S. Lewis...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: How God's Word Shaped C.S. Lewis's Work Devotional: 1 of 4 [Jesus] told them many things in parables. (Matthew 13:3) C.S. Lewis was one of the greatest Christian apologists of the 20th century. But up until his early thirties, he was an ardent atheist. How did God bring about Lewis’s r...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity Devotional: 5 of 5 Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. (Revelation 22:12) I hope this series has inspired you to chase hard after the remarkable reward of your work physically lasting...

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Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity Devotional: 4 of 5 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, becau...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity Devotional: 3 of 5 You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. (Revelation 4:11) Last week, we saw evidence from Revelation 21 and Isaiah 60 t...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity Devotional: 2 of 5 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into [the New Jerusalem]. (Revelation 21:26) To quote a fictionalized Alexander Hamilton, I think we all "wanna build something that's gonna outlive [us]." Today, we’ll begin t...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Work that Physically Lasts for Eternity Devotional: 1 of 5 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10) Before we can appreciate how some of our...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: A God-Honoring Approach to Planning Devotional: 4 of 4 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21) In this series, I’ve sketched out what I believe to be a biblical, God-honoring approach to planning. First, we saw that we are ca...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: A God-Honoring Approach to Planning Devotional: 3 of 4 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: A God-Honoring Approach to Planning Devotional: 2 of 4 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. (Proverbs 12:15) I’ve been the fool in this Proverb more than once. One example, in particular, comes to mind. A few years ago, I was running a rapidly growing te...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: A God-Honoring Approach to Planning Devotional: 1 of 4 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. (Proverbs 16:3) You and I are always planning something at work: projects, marketing campaigns, hiring strategies, budgets, goals—the list goes on and on. God’s...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah Devotional: 5 of 5 So the wall was completed...in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. (N...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah Devotional: 4 of 5 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. (Ephesians 5:11) Paul is crystal clear in today’s passage that Christians are called to expose darkness. To, as pastor Timothy Keller says, "bring every dim...

Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah Devotional: 3 of 5 …when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They all plotted together to come and fight...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah Devotional: 2 of 5 Then I [Nehemiah] said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: Wisdom for Work from Nehemiah Devotional: 1 of 5 I [Nehemiah] took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before, so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very much afraid,...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: 2 Corinthians on Work Devotional: 7 of 7 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a chee...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: 2 Corinthians on Work Devotional: 6 of 7 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. What is more, he was...

Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com -- Series: 2 Corinthians on Work Devotional: 5 of 7 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an...