Work, provision, and the false god of competence
Competence has been armor. Work has been a god. Most of these essays come from a software desk — not as career coaching, but as the Monday pressure against which faith is tested. What happens when achievement cannot redeem a wound, and the job is provision rather than calling?
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The Weight I Couldn’t Carry
That seven-year-old in the mud decided he'd prove his worth by being the smartest and best-paid guy in the room. It took decades to realize my life is my testimony, and it has value simply because it is a gift I've received from the One who says it is good.
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Strategy as Control
I cannot earn through strategic thinking what is only a gift of grace. If I ever truly love my daily work, it will be the result of something God does in me.
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When AI Can't Save You
Sometimes, it's OK to quit. My self-worth is not at stake here. God values me non-economically, apart from my work. He wants my heart, not my effort.
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Choosing Faithfulness over Anxiety
Am I taking a wrong turn? Do I just keep showing up to everything I feel God is leading me towards and not worry? That's the right thing to do.
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Why Buy a Car to Work a Job?
My daughter asked, "Why do I have to buy a car to get a job I will have to work to keep the car?" Beneath her question was a deeper one: What's the point of all the commotion that fills our days?