The first 3 things Joni plans to do when heaven comes to earth, how everything we do in this life either increases or decreases our capacity for leadership on the New Earth, and how our work can be “ingredients in God’s happiness.”

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Links Mentioned:

• Joni Eareckson Tada
• Joni Eareckson Tada’s Paintings
• The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party
• N.T. Wright
• Jonathan Edwards
• Dane Ortlund
• Gentle and Lowly
• Thomas Owen
• Richard Sibbes
• Deeper Still
• Doug Mazza
• Bob Buford
• Half Time
• Jordan Raynor
• Contact Jordan Raynor

The incredible impact of Antique Candle Co.'s “Prayer Committee," how Brittany’s faith compelled her to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a “non-essential” company perk, and what heaven might smell like.

Links Mentioned:

• Brittany Whitenack on LinkedIn
• Brittany Whitenack on Instagram
• Antique Candle Co.
• Sign Up for the Antique Candle Co. Newsletter
• The Sacredness of Secular Work
• Master of Scale Ep. 138: Find Co-creators Everywhere: Exploding Kittens Inc.’s Elan Lee
• Exploding Kittens
• David Block (Founder of Previnex)
• The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
• Jordan Raynor
• Fill Out the Survey
• Email Your Prayer Requests to Jordan Raynor

The 8-step process to landing your dream job in a God-honoring way, the “half-baked theology” keeping Christians stuck professionally, and 3 things that should set apart how Christians search for jobs while employed.

Links Mentioned:

• Kelsey Kemp on LinkedIn
• Kelsey Kemp on X
• Kelsey Kemp on Instagram
• Kelsey Kemp on Facebook
• The Called Career
• Job Dictionary
• Answer the Call on Spotify
• Luke 18
• Galatians 3:10
• ‘Three Questions to Unlock Your Authentic Career: Ashley Stahl at TEDxBerkeley’
• Timothy Keller
• Ephesians 6
• Colossians 3
• Exodus 1
• Genesis 1
• Isaiah 65
• Everything Is Figureoutable
• Mike Fossum on X
• The Sacredness of Secular Work
• Redeeming Your Time
• Contact Jordan
• Jordan Raynor

How liturgies can help you see and respond to the holiness of every mundane moment at work, what quantum physics can reveal about why God might choose to work through you and me, and how “rehearsing for the new creation” shapes Doug’s science fiction writing.

Links Mentioned:

• Every Moment Holy
• Douglas Kaine McKelvey on Instagram
• Douglas Kaine McKelvey on Facebook
• Every Moment Holy on Instagram
• Every Moment Holy on Facebook
• The Rabbit Room
• Hutchmoot Conference
• All the Pretty Horses
• Paul Kingsnorth
• The Wake
• Jordan Raynor

What a Christ-like view of competitors looks like practically, whether or not it's biblical to set goals about “winning” and “beating” competitors, and how Peter practically cultivated joy amongst his team during the COVID crisis

Links Mentioned:

• Peter Demos
• Peter Demos on Facebook
• Peter Demos on X
• Demos’ Restaurants
• Angus Buchan
• Faith like Potatoes
• Blessing Or Curse: You Can Choose
• Victory Over Darkness
• Mark Whitacre
• Mere Christians Podcast Survey
• Jordan Raynor

The vocational dream Jamie is afraid to say out loud, how to work hard with your hands but not with your soul, and why Jesus was so good at saying “no” to requests for his time.

Links Mentioned:

• Jamie Ivey
• Jamie Ivey on Instagram
• Jamie Ivey on Facebook
• Jamie Ivey on YouTube
• Jamie Ivey Blog
• The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey Podcast
• Why Can’t I Get It Together?
• Books by Jamie Ivey
• Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
• With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
• Happy Hour Podcast - HH#429: Skye Jethani
• Jenna Bush Hagar on Instagram
• Redeeming Your Time
• Jordan Raynor

Why faithfulness requires focus and killing things that are working, how dreaming about work on the New Earth makes it easier to focus today, and why you should stop asking, “What can I learn from this person?” and start asking, “What is God teaching me through this person?”

Links Mentioned:

• Noah Sanders on LinkedIn
• Noah Sanders on Instagram
• Redeeming the Dirt
• Redeeming the Dirt Academy
• Redeeming the Dirt on YouTube
• Born-Again Dirt
• Matthew 7
• 1 Corinthians 10:31
• Genesis 2:15
• Isaiah 28
• Romans 1
• Genesis 3
• The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs
• Master of One
• Isaiah 65
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• The Only One
• Beautiful Outlaw
• Henry and the Great Society
• The Lunatic Farmer (Joel Salatin)
• The Sacredness of Secular Work
• Contact Jordan
• Jordan Raynor

The impact of knowing that God cares about your work and not just how you spend your lunch break, how to use Show & Tell for grown-ups to move from Surface > Serious > Spiritual, and how to practically make people feel valued beyond their productivity.

Links Mentioned:

• Candice Levert on LinkedIn
• Mere Christians: Sean Kouplen (CEO of Regent Bank)
• Mere Christians Community
• Faith 101: NOW, Faith IS
• Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
• Heaven
• With God Daily
• The Sacredness of Secular Work
• Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
• Allison Felix on Instagram
• Kirk Franklin on Instagram
• Tori Kelly on Instagram
• Crystal Lewis on Instagram
• Izzi Ray on Instagram
• Jordan Raynor