How we can see all our vocations as participating in the “Mended Wood,” why The Lord of the Rings was more spiritually powerful for him than any Christian non-fiction, and the call to “modesty, fidelity, and audacity” in our work.

Links Mentioned:

• S.D. Smith
• S.D. Smith on Facebook
• S.D. Smith on Instagram
• S.D. Smith on YouTube
• The Green Ember Series
• Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings
• Longtreader Games Launch Team
• Babble Publishing Company
• HopeWords Writers' Conference
• Read-Aloud Revival
• Zach Franzen
• Little House on the Prairie
• Anne of Green Gables
• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Jurassic Park
• The Lord of the Rings
• Phantastes
• David Robinson on X
• The Hunger Games
• North Greenville University
• A Diary of Private Prayer
• The Prodigal God
• Episode 268: Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)
• The Book of Common Prayer
• Kenneth Padgett on Instagram
• Wolfbane Books
• Nate Bargatze
• Episode 258: Stephen Bargatze (Magician)
• Skye Jethani
• Five Mere Christians
• Called to Create
• The Creator in You
• The Royal in You
• Jordan Raynor on X
• Jordan Raynor

How to find biblical freedom and courage to quit something professionally, how Laura and I have both cultivated a willingness to be misunderstood, and how the gospel should compel us to quit differently.

Links Mentioned:

• Laura Wifler
• Laura Wifler on Instagram
• Laura Wifler on Facebook
• Your Worth Never Wavers
• Risen Motherhood
• Emily A. Jensen
• Hannah More | Britannica
• The Men I Know 
• Like Me
• A Grace Disguised
• ‘God’s Will for Your Work’
• Five Mere Christians
• The Royal in You
• Jordan Raynor on X
• Jordan Raynor

What we can learn from Scripture about a theology of play, how LEGO’s Serious Play can solve problems at work, and why the opposite of play is not work but depression.

Links Mentioned:

• Tim Croll
• Tim Croll on LinkedIn
• Tim Croll on X
• Tim Croll on Instagram
• Tim Croll on YouTube
• Tim Croll on Facebook
• Tim Croll on IMDb
• LEGO® Masters
• LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
• Narrative
• ‘Ole Kirk Kristiansen's Childhood and Youth’
• Play
• National Institute for Play
• Tony Grebmeier
• Threshold 360
• SunFrog
• Mentor Leader
• Sara Miller on LinkedIn
• A House on Beekman
• Five Mere Christians
• Called to Create
• The Called to Create Study Journal
• The Sacredness of Secular Work
• Jordan Raynor

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The brain science showing that rest is a pre-requisite to doing justice, why it’s essential we remember that Christ both saved us AND killed us on the cross, and the best laugh Skye’s ever gotten from the improv stage.

Links Mentioned:

• Skye Jethani
• Skye Jethani on LinkedIn
• Skye Jethani on X
• Skye Jethani on Instagram
• Skye Jethani on YouTube
• What If Jesus Was Serious about Justice?
• Holy Post Media
• David French on X
• Dallas Willard
• G.K. Chesterton
• Andrew Young Books on Amazon
• Fannie Lou Hamer | Britannica
• This Is Us
• Aarti Sequeira
• Simply Christian
• The Return of the Prodigal Son
• Four Thousand Weeks
• Five Mere Christians
• Jordan Raynor

How Sarah’s 190th TikTok video went viral and launched her career, how to experience “God loving you while you work,” and why she views her silly songs for 9-year-olds as holy work.

Links Mentioned:

• Sarah Maddack on Instagram
• Sarah Maddack on TikTok
• Sarah Maddack on X
• Sarah Maddack on YouTube
• Sarah Maddack on Apple Music
• Sarah Maddack on Spotify
• Silly Songs with Larry on YouTube
• The Dead Sea Squirrels
• The Dead Sea Squirrels on TikTok
• The Dead Sea Squirrels promo on TikTok
• Mike Nawrocki
• Shel Silverstein
• Carey Nieuwhof (Host of The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast)
• Carey Nieuwhof (Founder of Connexus Church)
• Five Mere Christians
• Brant Hansen Books on Amazon
• Street Hymns on Instagram
• Jordan Raynor Books
• Jordan Raynor

What convicted Anna to see her job as a student as a vocation and not just preparation for a future vocation, how to view the hardest parts of your job as “cross-training,” and how to make time for relationships at work even when you’re swamped.

Links Mentioned:

• Anna Kemp on LinkedIn
• University of Oklahoma
• David I Smith
• Doug McKelvey (Author of Every Moment Holy)
• The Creative Act
• Every Good Endeavor
  A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
• When Breath Becomes Air
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
• Jordan Raynor Books
• Jordan Raynor Devotionals
• Jordan Raynor

How self-care can lead to self-forgetfulness and ultimately self-sacrifice, how the speed of light can encourage you in your wordless evangelism, and the significance of Jesus spending years hammering the thing he’d be hammered to.

Links Mentioned:

• BadLeader
• The BadLeader Podcast
• Devon Havenaar on LinkedIn
• Devon Havenaar on Instagram
• Devon Havenaar on Facebook
• TEDxMechanicsville
• The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
• Redeeming Your Time
• The Psychology of Money
• Atomic Habits
• Everybody, Always
• How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
• Readwise.io
• Jordan Raynor

Why following Jesus is not just about avoiding sin but doing righteousness in your work, how to wrestle with the cosmic significance AND insignificance of your work, and how to make disciples of all nations in the job you have today.

Links Mentioned:

• NC Education Corps
• Habakkuk 1:11 
• Working in the Presence of God
• Tales That Tell The Truth
• The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party Storybook
• Lead with Prayer
• Joni and Friends
• Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Jordan Raynor

How to baptize your imagination regarding what God can do through your work, how Kurt’s enormous view of God has led him to give 25 million people clean water every year, and how to ensure you’re a marketer rather than a manipulator.

Links Mentioned:

• Sawyer Think
• Sawyer Products
• Sawyer Products on LinkedIn
• Sawyer Products on Instagram
• Sawyer Products on YouTube
• Sawyer Products on TikTok
• Sawyer Products on Facebook
• Scott Harrison on LinkedIn
• charity: water
• The Fish that Ate the Whale
• Martin’s
• Humility: The Journey toward Holiness
• Jordan Raynor