Battle of the Peets

Check out Pastor Ken, doing what he does with excellence, effectiveness and passion. . . . and beating his bro when necessary. . .

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the calling of work

In last Sunday's message we looked at Sin's Judgment in the latter half of Genesis 3.

(If you were away on spring break or missed for some other reason, you gotta catch up. Genesis 3 is huge in understanding the rest of Genesis and our own stories!)

We talked ever so briefly about how the Fall and Judgment of God effects our work. I'm always careful to make the point. . .

Work is not the curse, but a part of our creation calling back in Genesis 1 . . . be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it . . . . but now because of sin, our work is cursed. The ground, instead of partnering with us, now resists us.

Since work consumes so much of our lives, whether we're stay-at-home moms working at home, or professors or some other kind of professionals, we need a theology of work. Since we're going to spend so much of our God-given time working, it's vital that we learn to think about work from a Biblical perspective. Genesis 1 and Genesis 3 together form part of that Biblical understanding and there are many other passages as well.

It just so happens that this morning, as I was riding my bike into my work at 5:30 AM along Orcutt road, I stumbled upon this TED video on my iPod . . . (Don't worry, I wasn't watching, while riding, just listening!) Warning: this will make you laugh, and could make you blush . . . watch it first, then see my comments below. . .




I've never seen the Discovery Channel show, Dirty Jobs, but I'd like to check it out. Are you familiar with it? Mike is a very good presenter. Draws you in 'till you're on the edge of your seat, and then makes you think. . . HARD.

I think that he has stumbled on some important, but neglected, Biblical truth regarding the dignity of all work, from scraping road kill to catching crabs.

Whatever your hand finds to do today, do it with diligence, excellence and with all your heart, as unto the Lord, your real boss!