Hugh always remembers knowing the saving grace of Jesus
Christ
Worked in the environmental industry, owned a construction
company, worked in the IT industry
Then ran a seminary in Wash DC for 7 years before starting the
Institute for Faith, Work and Economics
Hugh put himself through college as a pilot with a crop dusting
business, including wrecking 2 airplanes
Hugh remembers "I really began to wonder, why doesn't God care
what I do every day"
"Martin Luther said 'the work of the milkmaid is just as
important as the work of the priest'"
He got a degree at seminary and did his masters thesis on Faith
and Work
"There's intrinsic value in the things you do everyday"
They had 2 million unique visitors to the tifew.org website in
2017, have 40-50,000 people look at the blog every
The 2 great lies you've been told are 1. You can be anything
you want to be and 2. You can be the best in the world
The parable of the talents is all about the biblical meaning of
success
"Everything is spiritual, there is no secular for the
Christian"
"All we have to do is faithfully work as hard as we can at what
God's called us to do using the resources God has given us...we'll
all hear 'well done good and faithful servant'"
"I'm living in the covenant and the covenant has
responsibilities...that's something I want to do because of my love
for Christ and because of what He's done for me"
"Work is not part of the curse, but work is cursed because of
sin"
"This side of heaven there are no perfect jobs"
"Calling is a more overarching thing that really comes out of
who God has made you to be", not a particular job
Hebrews 12:1-2 is my life verse - "God equipped me to be a
teacher, to help people to be successful"
In "The Call" by Os Guiness, our primary calling is to be a
disciple of Christ, but we have secondary calls where we work out
our salvation in 4 buckets to Family, Church, Community and
Vocation. This work serves to glorify God, serve the common good,
and further God's Kingdom.
Shalom is a biblical Old Testament concept of
flourishing. We are to subdue the earth and fill it with
God's images, but also to bring flourishing to God's creation
The best thing you can do to share the Gospel is to do your job
well
Suggestions for maximizing your commute: listen to something
other than the radio, it's designed to drag you down. Listen
to scripture. Listen to positive podcasts. Listen to
books from Audible.com.
"We don't realize the incredible opportunity that God has given
us...to change the world through our work"
"Almost every single good thing that's been done in the last
2000 years has been done by Christians...in the last 100 years we
in the church have completely forgotten about that"
Loving God, others and ourselves at work and at home. Interviews and ponderings, from a Messianic perspective, and with a focus on men. Formerly the Christian Men at Work Podcast.