Thoughts on human effort and the work of God

Month December 2012

Business Changing the World at Urbana 2012

This year my sister and I are attending the Urbana ConferenceĀ put on by InterVarsity. I was initially reluctant to go because I’m no longer a student, but then I learned that they have a “Business Changing the World” track and… Continue Reading →

The Gyroscope of Faith

I really liked this line from Tim Keller's blogpost on "How Faith Affects Our Work":
Second, your Christian faith gives you a new spiritual power, an inner gyroscope, that keeps you from being overthrown by either success, failure, or boredom
Have you experienced the gospel's power to drive you through the ups and downs of work and life? Reading through my journal entries this passed year, I've found it to be so time and time again. Indeed, it seems to be the common experience of Christians since perseverance through suffering is how the power of God is revealed in our lives. If you haven't experienced this, trust in Jesus and you will receive the Holy Spirit who will turn every trial for your good. And if you already have, take some time to think about it and rejoice in God's grace in your life :).
On another note, I'm sorry I haven't consistently been writing--I've been pre-occupied with technical projects (using the brilliant d3.js library) and serving Christians at Amazon through our Theology of Technology discussion group. I hope to post the notes from these discussions in the coming weeks.

I really liked this line from Tim Keller’s blogpost on “How Faith Affects Our Work“: Second, your Christian faith gives you a new spiritual power, an inner gyroscope, that keeps you from being overthrown by either success, failure, or boredom… Continue Reading →

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