Many of us spend more time in the workplace than anywhere else. Yet we can too easily make following Christ a matter of personal devotion and church activity. The nine to five routine becomes divorced from our Christian life.
The world of work is becoming increasingly competitive and insecure. We often have nagging doubts and questions: Why am I doing this? Why is it so hard? And is there anything I can do about it?
The routine is the same: get up and get to work. Our commute is a fog. Sometimes our day is too. And many of us find ourselves wondering, is there really a point to all this? It seems like work is, at best, a necessary evil. But is that how we should view work? More importantly, is that how God views work?
In Every Good Endeavour, Tim Keller puts his insights into a book for readers everywhere, giving biblical perspectives on work and such pressing questions as:
Where most books on the subject of work end up swinging one way or the other - work is either a necessary evil or work is our "god", Every Good Endeavour reminds us that while we will not have a meaningful life without work, we cannot say that our work is the meaning of life. But our work, whether secular or sacred, is a chief means by which we can glorify God.
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Dean is the Sales Manager at The Good Book Company. He engages with churches, organisations and individuals to provide them with useful resources for their varying ministries. Dean attends St John's Church in Woking, where he lives with his family.
