In today's increasingly competitive and insecure economic environment, we often question the reason for work: why am I doing this? Why is it so hard? And what can I do about it? Work may seem just a means to an end: we do it to earn the money to enjoy life outside the workplace. Here, Timothy Keller argues that God's plan is radically more ambitious: he actually created us to work. We are to work together to make the world a better place, to help each other, and so to find purpose for our lives. Our faith should enhance our work, and our work should develop our faith.With deep insight, Timothy Keller draws on essential and relevant biblical wisdom to address our questions about work. There is grace available if we have taken the wrong attitude, idolising money and using our careers to glorify ourselves rather than God. This book provides the foundations for a work-life balance where we can thrive both personally and professionally. Keller shows how through excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity and passion in the workplace we can impact society for good.Developing a better attitude to work releases us to serve others humbly, to worship God everyday, and leaves us deeply fulfilled.

All scripture is inspired by God . . . so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Equipped for Every Good Work is a four-tool process that can help you discover and develop the spiritual gifts, spirituality types, interaction styles, and working preferences of each person in your congregation. Begun in 1988, the Profile of Congregational Leadership has been used in approximately two hundred different churches of seven denominations in settings of all shapes, sizes, locations, and racial-ethnic backgrounds. Equipped for Every Good Work is not intended as a tool to help congregations assign members to jobs on committees, boards, councils, or task forces. Instead, it is a process of discovery and discussion of the gifts, graces, and abilities of the leadership core of a local congregation. It shifts the attention off of what we do and on to who we are as called, gifted, and empowered people of God. Through self-exploration and discovery, each person can gain new insights about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, and the entire congregation can grow as a faith-forming spiritual community. Leaders--A special website (equippedforeverygoodwork.wordpress.com) provides access to all the handouts, presentation materials, reference materials, and interpretive aids.

New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on each of us to express meaning and purpose through our work and careers. “A touchstone of the [new evangelical] movement.” —The New York Times Tim Keller, pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church and the New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, has taught and counseled students, young professionals, and senior leaders on the subject of work and calling for more than twenty years. Now he pulls his insights into a thoughtful and practical book for readers everywhere. With deep conviction and often surprising advice, Keller shows readers that biblical wisdom is immensely relevant to our questions about work today. In fact, the Christian view of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can provide the foundation of a thriving professional and balanced personal life. Keller shows how excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion in the workplace can help others and even be considered acts of worship—not just of self-interest.

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Good fortune was always his best friend. Until it became his enemy! Adam Cross is back in another gripping Christian Suspense that will have you strapped to your favorite reading chair until you turn the very last page! "I loved this book. It was a page-turner. Christian suspense novel didn't disappoint! I was so very impressed! I ordered the second before I finished the first one." "Loved this series! So many twists & turns, suspense, action/adventure - couldn't put it down. JOB VERY WELL DONE. I loved and appreciated the scripture references and reminders." "This author is amazing in her ability to describe harrowing situations as well as what is going on in people's minds during the situation. Caught up in this mystery I couldn't put it down and read through the night! The plot outcome came as a total surprise -I was totally surprised!!" ____________ The small coastal town of Turtle Cove is thrust into fear and turmoil when the mayor's wife, Carrie Claiborne, mysteriously disappears. But what lies behind her suspicious vanishing is soon revealed when her estranged brother rolls into town. And danger is his companion! Lucky Lenny built his entire existence on luck. But when the chips are down, he rolls the dice once more, and it isn't long before his luck runs out and he has to fight to stay alive! Only this time he isn't running from his enraged bookies! Instead, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of conspiracy, deceit, and greed that threatens to destroy him and everyone dear to him. And he is in over his head! Follow a man's near-fatal journey to faith as he discovers luck has nothing to do with what happens in his life, and that a divine power far greater than him had predestined his every step. Full of mystery, twists, and turns, this second book in the popular Adam Cross Suspense series will grip you from the very first page and keep you reading until the very end! Are you ready to see why readers couldn't put this book down?

Winner of the 2021 Illumination Book Awards silver medal for Christian Fiction and #1 Amazon bestseller in Christian mystery and suspense fiction. What if it wasn’t an accident but providence instead? Childhood secrets shrouded in mystery bubble to the surface when Adam Cross becomes the center of a tragic accident in the idyllic coastal town of Turtle Cove. Desperate for answers and questioning his faith, he searches for the truth, forced to confront his deepest fears and darkest past. But when a cryptic package and a mysterious stranger cast more questions than answers, his once unwavering faith will be tested like never before. Filled with unexpected twists and turns that keep you guessing, this inspiring tale of grace, faith, and resilience is perfect for fans of Charles Martin, Terri Blackwell, and Colleen Coble. Are you ready to join him on his suspenseful pursuit of the truth as he journeys back to the past to uncover his future? ​ *Emotional *Faith-based *Mystery *Page-turning Suspense *Good vs. Evil *Plot twists