The Power of Place
Our jobs? Cooking, designing, nurturing, constructing. But there’s no guarantee that what we do will be remembered, however brilliant it is—teaching a dyslexic child to read, washing windows, pitching a fabulous business proposal.
theologyofwork.org • Audience of One
how can I serve God while practising my profession? It is precisely in our day-to-day relationships, at work or among friends, in our dealings with people and the integrity, sensitivity and generosity we bring to bear on them, that we most add or subtract to the respect those around us have for the values by which we live. Here, the greatest of bib
... See moreJonathan Sacks • To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
This is all to say: it’s worth listening when a place calls to you. It’s worth thinking about whether the place you live enables your goals or stands in their way. And it’s worth noticing what surroundings speak of enchantment, cultivate the conditions you feel at home in, and aim toward them. Life is more malleable than we think. It’s a surprise t... See more
Tommy Dixon • surroundings that speak of enchantment
So for Edwards, both personally and pastorally, divine action was bound in how you do things. When everyone is concerned with how they do things, flourishing (of capital or in family life) witnesses to our nearness to God.