WBL Blog Recommendations
Be Faithful at Work, Even When It’s Not Your Dream Job
Blog Recommendation by Emma Cockley, WBL Assistant to the Director “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life” is a platitude- and perhaps an impossibility uttered by well-meaning but misguided Christians- that plagues far too many young adults who either haven’t figured out what type of job they would…
Read More Faithful to All Generations: Seeing Gen-Z Through God’s Eyes
Blog Recommendation by Sharon Head, WBL Director What comes to mind when you think of Gen Z? Do you think tomorrow’s leaders are self-obsessed, lazy, and secular? Now, how do you think God sees them? Psalm 119:90 reminds us that, “Your faithfulness endures to all generations, you have established the earth, and it stands fast.” We all would do…
Read More A Biblical View of Singleness
This month’s blog is an essay written by WBL’s Assistant to the Director, Emma Cockley. Although written specifically for single women, we hope this essay will reach a wider audience- men and women, single, married, or widowed- and will be a helpful guide in forming a robustly biblical view of singleness. Read the full essay…
Read More We Need More Gospel Community, Not a Behavior Modification Program
Recommended by WBL Director, Sharon HeadAs a leader, mentor, parent, or in any role where you have the opportunity to speak truth into the lives of others, do we shy away from telling the truth in love out of self-protection, or are we willing to put ourselves at risk to speak truth when needed, but…
Read More “We Consecrate Our Work So It Makes A Difference”
Listen to Briarwood Presbyterian Church’s interim pastor, Dr. Dan Doriani teach on the value of work from a rich biblical perspective.
Read More Fighting the Lie that I’m Behind in Life
Blog Recommendation by WBL Director, Sharon Head “Here’s how I’ve learned to fight comparison and, instead, walk in Christ’s freedom from that nagging sense of feeling behind.” This week’s blog, by Ann Swindell, focuses on the topic of comparison. She encourages readers to focus on Christ, serve others, and remember their role in the body…
Read More Integrity, Service, and Purpose
In March, WBL hosted a panel of Entrepreneurs at Samford University with the event entitled, “The Heart of Business: Cultivating Integrity, Service, and Purpose.” To provide the women in attendance with a biblical framework for integirty, service, and purpose, WBL Assistant, Emma Cockley, created the following document. See the attaced pdf for a brief sketch…
Read More A Theology of Work
In an age where our work often becomes just a means to selfish ends, Christians can recall what scripture has to say about working with enthusiasm, enjoyment, excellence, and integrity. Consider the following on The Theology of Work and be fueled to “do the good will of God from the heart”. The Theology of Work…
Read More The Secret to Creating Good Work
Do you ever hear those voices in your head, “Oh, you’re not the smartest person in the room. You have to work hard to keep your place”? How does our identity in Christ answer those voices? Read what Cammie Dunaway has to say about creating good work and being mindful of what we’re working for.…
Read More The Lord’s Prayer as a Workplace Liturgy
Although the Lord’s Prayer is very familiar, consider how it can change the way we show up at work. Think about what we “hallow”. What would it look like for God’s kingdom to be present in us and in our workplace? How do we apply forgiveness at work? Read more below. The Lord’s Prayer As…
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