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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.…

Ahh Labor Day – the last hurrah of summer! But why Labor Day? What are its origins? And how should believers faithfully view this holiday called Labor Day? Read and consider: A Good & Toilsome Work: The Meaning Of Labor Day – Denver Institute For Faith & Work

By Rob Genin Everyone appreciates a good value. We all hear stories of amazing investments – for example, if you bought 100 shares of Apple stock at $22 a share in 1980, today you would have 22,400 shares, worth a total of approximately $4.3 million. However, if we care about value, the scriptures tell us…

By Rob Genin What is our motivation for work? There are many possibilities. We might work to feed our families or to grow professionally and gain new opportunities for other work. We might work to buy luxuries or (ironically) work so we don’t have to work. It could be joy of the work or fear…

By Rob Genin Who am I? The business world, like every community in our world, is concerned with questions of identity. That is natural; the work we do reflects our identity; as a farmer, we take great pleasure and significance from cultivating the land and watching it grow.  A carpenter or metalworker looks at their…

By Chris Jones, YBL Small Group Coordinator Rebekah his wife conceived.The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.  And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb,and two peoples from within you shall be divided;the one shall…

By Rob Genin, YBL Executive Director, Birmingham The 2024 Olympics are upon us. I love the Olympics and the wide variety of talents on display: swimming, diving, wrestling, judo, archery, gymnastics, boxing and more.  My favorite is track and field, especially the running events. I ran in high school and college, and I have learned…

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew, Sharon, and Chris: Pray that God would…

Ever heard of the planning fallacy, thinking we can do more in less time than we actually can? Impulse control, fighting distraction, and predicting timelines based on the past are options, but read on to consider what Scripture says about productivity and deadlines. God Doesn’t Miss Deadlines: Thoughts On Productivity – Denver Institute For Faith…

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew, Sharon, and Chris: Pray for excellent meetings and humble…