Dec. 1, 2013 By Paul Krugman “The last few decades have been tough for many American workers, but especially hard on those employed in retail trade — a category that includes both the sales clerks at your local Walmart and the staff at your local McDonald’s. Despite the lingering effects of the financial crisis, America is […]
Who’s Speaking up for the American Worker?
“Who’s Speaking Up for the American Worker?” by Beth Macy in the New York Times, (6/25/15). “A WOMAN came up to the book-signing table at an event at my local library Monday night. She did not have a copy of the newly released paperback of “Factory Man,” my book about what happened when 300,000 American furniture-making jobs […]
Life App for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, 7/8/18 to 7/14/18
A way to live a mission in your daily work (paid or volunteer): Do you work well even if others do not value it. Based on Mark 6:1-13 (see a readable retelling below); a reading that comes from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, 7/8/18. Jesus and his disciples come to […]
Life App for Easter Day and the week of Easter, 4/1/18 to 4/7/18
A way to live a mission in your work (paid or volunteer): While you can expect to meet Jesus in your daily work, he will not appear in normal human form. Based on John 20:1-18 (see below) Life App for Easter Day and the week of Easter, 4/1/18 to 4/7/18 A way to live a mission […]
Life App for the week of the First Sunday in Lent, 2/18/18 to 2/24/18
A way to live a mission in your work: Reflect on your work to see how God could be using it to make life better for all of us. Based on Mark 1:9-15 Away to live a mission in your work based on Mark 1:9-15, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the First […]
Life App for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany 1/21/18 to 1/27/18
A way to live a mission in your daily work; In your work, do it with competence so that your work adds to the lives of others. Based on Mark 1:14-20 A way to live a mission in your daily work a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, […]
Life App for the week of 12/31/17 to 1/6/17
A way to live a mission in your work; Seek your work honestly (truthfully) and caringly (gracefully). Based on John 1:1-18 A way to live a mission in your work based on John 1:1-8, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the First Sunday after Christmas, 12/31/17. [John 1:1-14 was discussed last week, Today’s […]
Life App for the week of 12/17/17 to 12/23/17
A way to live a mission in your work place: With God’s help, continue to bear the cost of preparing the way for better conditions and goals for your work place. Based on John 1:6-8, 19-28 A way to live a mission in your work place based on John 1:6-8, 19-28, a reading from the […]
Life App for the week of 11/26/17 to 12/2/17
A way to live a mission in your work; Live a mission at work by caring for the needs of the workers, not for getting the most work out of them that we can. Based on Matthew 25:31-46 A way to live a mission in your work based on Matthew 25:31-46, a reading from the […]
Life App for week of 10/7/17 to 10/13/17
A way to live a mission at work. Do the most good you can with whatever is entrusted to you in your work. Based on Matthew 21:33-46 A way to live a mission at work based on Matthew 21:33-46, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 10/8/17. [Jesus has […]
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