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Half our human effort is now wasted on mere transit, transport, and exchange; the commonwealth is a clearing-house of cases we never open and presents we never enjoy.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
Work is not some post-fall aberration. Work is a blessing (1:28). Work is a gift. And work is intrinsic to the human creature because it is intrinsic to the Creator himself.
God works, and it follows that because we are made in his image (Genesis 1:26-27), we work too.
Daniel Grothe • The Power of Place
Generosity is at the heart of true productivity in all areas of life. This is what the Scriptures teach and, interestingly, what the best business thinkers are also showing.
Matthew Aaron Perman • What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done
Less but better
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Gospel-Driven Productivity (GDP)
Matthew Aaron Perman • What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done
In God’s economy, everyone benefits by everyone contributing.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Lewis Hyde portrays gift economies in general: “The only essential is this: the gift must always move”—that is, people must keep passing it on. To treat a gift correctly is thus to “allow [ourselves] to become a channel for its current.”34