Drawing is a playful activity that many children take up, but drop by the time they become adults. Drawing can also be a worshipful, working activity. Ron Adair joins Dan on this episode to talk about his work as an illustrator, which has spanned decades and produced beautiful portraits for all kinds of uses. Ron talks about what it takes to be a successful artist and why art is valuable for the Christian life.

You may know some of Matt's songs from the radio or from singing them in your church. In this episode of Working with Dan Doriani, Dan and Matt discuss the reasoning behind writing hymns for worship, the inspiration for writing "His Mercy is More," and the ability that songs like "I Set My Hope (Hymn for a Deconstructing Friend)" have to connect with us emotionally.

The world of work is hard to navigate; what do you do when you’re learning the ropes? Todd Carlisle joins Dan on this new special episode format to talk about his first job out of college and how mentorship plays a vital role in helping us thrive.

How do we balance impact and profit when we're investing? What if we're hoping for a deeper spiritual impact with our investments? Brett Smith, founder and director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Miami University and the Leading Integration of Faith and Entrepreneurship program, joins Dan Doriani on this episode to talk about Christians making profit and impact with their businesses and investments.

Small-t traumas affect all of us. They are the things that happen inside of us when we experience the world letting us down. When we marry and work to make a new family, we have to deal with the hard things with your own parents. Dan Allender, a therapist and writer on a variety of topics, joins Dan (Doriani) to discuss topics from Allender's new book, "The Deeply-Rooted Marriage," drawing on examples from their own stories and marriages.

Even when we're working to benefit our corner of the world, we can fall into "work-ism," where work becomes our primary source of meaning and purpose. Clay Smith, a previous finance professional turned pastor, joins Dan on this episode to talk about how God's Word not only encourages our work but also puts limits on it. Dan and Clay dive deep into the temptations we face and examples of how we can resist them.

For those who have ever felt discouraged by the relentless feed of news, The Pour Over delivers news to your inbox with an eternal perspective. Kathleen Wadkins, Head of Content, joins Dan on this episode to talk about how faith in Jesus informs her and her organization as they read and communicate world news to their readers.

The Pour Over: https://thepourover.org/

Briarwood Ballet has been training girls and boys in classical ballet since 1980. Ballet Exaltion, the performing arm, has been performing around the world since 1993. Executive Director Peggy Baker Townes joins Dan this week to talk about ballet from a Christian perspective–dancing as a response to the King who made us, because He made us able to dance.

Briarwood Ballet performance, “O Come Let Us Adore Him”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYyTmxdklqc&t=3574s

Learn more about the Briarwood Ballet: https://briarwood.org/ballet/

This week, Dan is joined by professional golfer Webb Simpson to talk about the pressures of playing golf on the PGA tour–playing in adverse conditions, facing intense pressure in the public eye, and being on the road, away from his family. Being a follower of Jesus influences every part of Webb’s game, from the longest drives to the shortest putts. On the course and off, Webb is looking to use his talents to influence his sphere of the world for God’s Kingdom.

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We bring all of who we are into our jobs, including our emotions. We might feel like emotions have no place in the workplace, but this is unrealistic and might lead to some unintended emotional consequences. Jonathan Pennington, author of “Jesus the Great Philosopher,” joins Dan to talk about our emotions, and why they should lead us to deep questions about ourselves and about God.

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