Your Labor is Not in Vain

The apostle Paul tells us that in light of Christ’s resurrection and in view of our own, our work is not in vain. It has meaning and purpose. So how do we navigate the goodness and the promises of work in the context of a world where sin has plagued our vocations? What does the doctrine of vocation say to a generation of people who are unsatisfied, burning out, and just plain tired? Listen to Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and special guest Walter Strickland continue their discussion of vocation in this episode of White Horse Inn.

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“When we start thinking about God providing—of our hands being avenues of love—this is where the fulfillment comes in. We see God at work in us, for us, and even through us.”

— Bob Hiller

On This Episode:

• Michael Horton is White Horse Inn’s founder and co-host. In addition to serving as a J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, he is a minister in the United Reformed Churches. He is the author of more than 30 books.
• Justin Holcomb is a Senior Fellow with Sola Media’s Theo Global. He also serves as a professor and Episcopal priest. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books.
• Bob Hiller is the Senior Pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondido, California. He is also the author of Finding Christ in the Straw.
• Walter Strickland is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has contributed to, edited, and authored multiple books in his areas of research interest, which include the African American theological tradition, education theory, and theology of work.

Recommended Resources:

“Masks of God”

by Gene Edward Veith, Jr. (Modern Reformation)

What Do You Do For a Living?

by Justin Holcomb (read an excerpt here)

God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement

by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.

Check Out This Month’s Offers:

Become a Sola Media partner in October and receive a copy of Strange New World by Carl Trueman

Free Download: By the Sweat of Our Brow

Every Waking Hour: An Introduction to Calling and Vocation for Christians

by Walter Strickland and Benjamin Quinn, available for a donation of any amount