Wednesday – Change It – Working Badly
Another extreme approach, in addition to those we saw yesterday, is to see work as something to avoid at all costs. It’s not a new sentiment – many have seen work as a necessary evil in history. The Greek Philosopher Aristotle saw the ability to live without having to work as a primary qualification for […]
Tuesday – Study It – Working Badly
Last week we learned how we are made for work – when God created (his work) the world and us, we were meant to engage in work with him. But it didn’t take long for humans to rebel against God and his plan for us, and now everything is not as it should be…including work. […]
Monday – A New Idea – Working Badly
What looks like bad work to you? It can be a very personal thing – I was surprised when I told people about leading Redeem the Commute, and they said, “I’m glad someone is doing it, but especially glad it’s not me.” I watched a TV show lately about a tow truck driver – it […]
Thursday – Act On It – We Need Work
There are two extreme approaches to work: 1) Work is necessary evil. Do just enough so I never have to work again. 2) Work is the ultimate good to pursue. We’ll look in depth at these two kinds of extreme approaches to work next week, and how they can damage us, then the next week, […]
Wednesday – Change It – We Need Work
We’ve seen that from the very beginning, work was made to be good part of life. It’s part of God’s life, Jesus’ life, and now we see it was meant to be part of our life. In Genesis 2:1-15 [5] When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant […]
Tuesday – Study It – We Need Work
Work is a good thing, because it’s God’s thing. In the Bible, the very first chapter of the first book, Genesis, tells the story of God creating and uses a framework of six workdays to describe its development. Then in Chapter 2, verses 1 and 2, we see work, work, work. [2:1] Thus the heavens […]
Monday – A New Idea – We Need Work
What’s your dream job? Years ago, I remember I would have said I wanted to own a tall ship, run it as a school. It would be the perfect balance of work and leisure. Sail the world in a majestic ship, introduce others to the world, education and the art of sailing. Hard work, but […]
EPIC: Nehemiah – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s Thursday, the day we try to apply and live out what we’ve learned this week from the Bible. This week we’ve been studying the Book of Nehemiah, the story of a leader who rebuilt the city of Jerusalem after a dark […]
EPIC: Nehemiah – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Nehemiah, who rebuilt Jerusalem after a period of exile. We saw yesterday that he gave all the credit to God at every opportunity, even when he first asked for the occupying king’s permission to build. […]
EPIC: Nehemiah – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week we’re going to study the story of Nehemiah, who undertook a huge project, that was part of God’s bigger plan to restore his relationship with humanity. The people of […]
EPIC: Nehemiah – Monday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges. This week’s topic is part of our series called EPIC where we’ve been exploring how Jesus is found throughout the Old Testament part of the Bible. We’re reading some epic old stories from the Old Testament, some of which you might […]
EPIC: Nehemiah – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What is the biggest project you’ve undertaken? Question: Read through the passage, and note or highlight every time you hear Nehemiah giving credit to God […]
