S2E1: Praveen Sethupathy on Science & Scripture

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Debates around science and scripture have persisted for years, and Christians often find themselves on different “sides” of various arguments. But does science and scripture naturally conflict? What if we saw science as a way […]

Tim Weinhold
Artificial Intelligence and Job Loss

There is growing concern about an AI-driven future in which there aren’t enough jobs to go around. Not just a shortage of good jobs, mind you, but a shortage of jobs, period. A swelling chorus of economists, and other experts, foresee a future in which highly-skilled, well-paid jobs exist only for a shrinking minority. For […]

S1E11: Chuck DeGroat and a Life of Wholeheartedness

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary St. Augustine referred to “the scattered self,” and Christians today report feeling fragmented, busy, and overwhelmed. Chuck DeGroat, Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary, believes the antidote to fragmentation is […]

The Human Cost of a Government Shutdown

Editor’s note: The post below was written by a federal government employee, currently on furlough. On December 22nd, 2018, a partial government shutdown forced many “nonessential” government workers out of their jobs. Many others were required to report to work without pay. As the shutdown wears on, thousands more contractors are affected, and many are […]

From Colleague to Neighbor

“I grew up in the church and work wasn’t something that was preached,” said Adrienne Tafilowski, the Culture and Care Team Director at L&R Pallet and 5280 Fellowship alumna. “There weren’t small groups dedicated to the theme; people weren’t recommending books on the topic. It was kind of this unknown territory.”When she began working at […]

S1E9: A “Rule of Life” for 2019

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary The change from one year to the next often includes times of reflection and planning. In this episode, Denver Institute staff talk about the concept behind a “rule of life” and how to put […]

A Fellow’s Project: Tackling the Risks of Social Media Technology

For all its redemptive potential, we often hear about technology’s darker sides: a retail company loses customer credit card information; a popular social media platform sells user data to advertisers; and a search engine skims private emails to deliver relevant ads. Making matters worse, the apps on our smartphones seem to command our attention rather […]

S1E7: Philip Yancey on Calling, Writing, Suffering, and Faith

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary Philip Yancey, best-selling author, joins Brian Gray and Dustin Moody for a discussion about calling, writing, and suffering. Philip shares stories about his childhood, his reasons for leaving church, and what brought him back […]

S1E6: Sho Baraka & the Artist’s Vocation

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary Hip-hop recording artist Sho Baraka joins the Denver Institute team to talk about artists and calling. Sho leads a movement in Atlanta called the Terminus Collective, which convenes believers around an inspiring vision of […]

S1E5: Remembering Eugene Peterson

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary Brian hosts a discussion on the lasting impact of Eugene Peterson, a pastor and author who made a significant impact on Christians in the U.S. over the past several decades. Brian Gray is joined […]

Dustin Moody
10 Ways Our Pastors Are Struggling

We each have our private struggles and discouragements, but we sometimes expect our leaders to be immune to the challenges that come with careers, relationships, and families. Sadly, the people meant to encourage and equip believers sometimes do so out of their own lonely and dark spaces. Our pastors and ministry leaders struggle, sometimes quietly, […]

Dustin Moody
Maybe My Boss Isn’t So Bad

Many of us have a story (or more) of working for a terrible boss. Between moral flaws, lack of qualifications, or an inability to manage well, bad bosses make work terrible for everyone. At DIFW, we believe that God calls each of us to redeem the broken parts of our work, but this can be […]