How We Renew the City: His Story, Our Work (Videos)

What does it look like to renew the city? What role does our work play in God’s renewal of all things? In the first video, author and speaker Amy Sherman asks how we can look for the “redemptive edge” in our work, and how we are called to both “creative renewal” and “prophetic critique” in our […]

Jeff Haanen
Knotted Dreams

Josh Mabe led me behind his shop. “It’s a mess back here,” he said. What I saw was not your typical Home Depot fare: old railroad carts, wine barrels, deserted barn doors, discarded flooring from 19th century homes, planks from the bed of a semi-truck trailer – each piece had a common theme: it had […]

Jeff Van Duzer
The Role of Business in the Creation Mandate

This formulation of the purpose of business makes the particular goods and services to be produced a relevant consideration. Specifically, are they goods and services that God would want to make available to the world at this time? Many times I have met with Christians in business who have suggested that the specific output of […]

Chris Horst
Productivity and Grace: Management and Labor at a Denver Manufacturer

There’s a simple reason why manual laborers are called “blue-collar”: The color blue, it turns out, hides dirt better than the white seen in office buildings. But “blue collar” defines more than work apparel, of course. It defines industry, even a way of life. And its stereotypes are often unflattering. But a metal products manufacturer […]

Jeff Haanen
Education and Christian Faith

As soon as Christians bring up the topic of faith and education, they quickly divide into two camps. On one side are those that argue passionately for educational equity, and see the foundational expression of the Christian faith in public education as one of equal access and “closing the achievement gap.” Here, justice is the issue. […]

Jeff Haanen
A New Way to Practice Law

“I want to leave you with two practical things that changed the way I practice law and changed my life.” It was with these words that Judge Hegarty capped off the panel discussion at the law forum on February 25. The panel brought together a unique mix of wisdom, professional experience, theological insight and humility. […]

Jeff Haanen
What is Justice?

“I don’t remember talking much in law school about justice actually was,” said Steve Thompson, Executive Director of the Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic (JAMLAC). “And I don’t remember coming out of law school understanding what justice was.” Steve gave a short yet powerful talk at the 2014 law forum on the theme of […]