Tag: Work

  • To Soften Our Hearts

    To Soften Our Hearts

    As followers of Jesus, we are comfortable with the idea of the Good News as work. Less so with what that means for our lives.

  • Being Busy Isn’t Virtuous

    Being Busy Isn’t Virtuous

    Work is a part of life. But being busy isn’t necessary. We keep ourselves busy to avoid things we actually want to do.

  • Clearly work needs to change

    Clearly work needs to change

    The Pandemic has helped us change the way we work. And there’s no “back” to go to. We ought to make work work.

  • The challenge of a flexible schedule

    The challenge of a flexible schedule

    Keeping a flexible schedule is really convenient, but it requires heavy personal effort to maintain boundaries.

  • Back to Work

    Back to Work

    Episode 37 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Your boss wants you to hate quiet quitting

    Your boss wants you to hate quiet quitting

    Quiet quitting is about labor, life, and the value people bring to their work. The ones who want you to hate it sign checks.

  • The Problem With Self-Care

    The Problem With Self-Care

    The phrase “self-care” doesn’t just give off weird vibes. Its fundamental flaw is contained in the wording itself.

  • Full Employment and Other Failures of Words

    Full Employment and Other Failures of Words

    The first problem with the way we talk about our economy is that we use phrases that don’t mean what we think. The second is worse.