Every Job a Parable: What Walmart Greeters, Nurses, and Astronauts Tell Us about God
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NAAGQVU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 508 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Every Job A Parable" according to Michael Taylor. "Every Job A Parable" by John Van Sloten is a good read on integrating work with the Christian faith. Indeed, many people seem to subscribe to the "sacred/secular" separation of our week. Indeed, for the believer, everything Sunday-Saturday is sacred and the author shows how we can represent and reflect Go. tswinnett said I love the concept and think it’s great to teach our. If you have a child in a Christian college or even a teen, you may have heard him/her mention the concept of vocational ministry. In short, vocational ministry is what was practiced by the Apostle Paul and Priscilla and Aquila. They were tent makers and continued to practice their trade as they were also t. "Every Job A Parable" according to G. WINEHOLT. EVERY JOB A PARABLEWhat Walmart Greeters, Nurses & Astronauts Tell Us About GodBy John Van SlotenDo you think your job is important to God? Does God think your job is important to Him? The answers can be found in this book about jobs and how they serve God. The author has compiled many stories from across
His writing will be best suited for pastors and others with a broader interest in vocational topics. (Publishers Weekly) . Based on years of research and interviews, Van Sloten (The Day Metallica Came to Church) explores how Jesus speaks to individuals and to the world using vocation as parable. The book is organized around four key questions, with chapter groupings around particular themes. He urges readers to stop and consider how character traits of God are reflected in the things that make us good at the work we do, and to experience God more on the job. Van Sloten weaves in vignettes from various occupations that reflect aspects of God’s image in the traits that help people excel in those professions. In some
God created the world so that it runs best when it mirrors Him, and we ourselves find the most fulfillment when we recognize God behind our labor.John Van Sloten offers a fascinating and innovative reflection on vocation: Our work is a parable of God; as we work, we are icons of grace.. Good news: All work matters to God, because all work reflects some aspect of the character of God. A Walmart greeter, a nurse, and an astronaut walk into a church.They each bring with them their own exhaustions and exasperations, their own uncertainty about whether and how their work matters to God
He is the author of The Day Metallica Came to Church: Searching for the Everywhere God in Everything. He teaches a preaching course at Ambrose Seminary and has been the recipient of several John Templeton Foundation grants for preaching science.. Author and narrator John Van Sloten pastors a church in Calgary, Alberta