His Work; Not Ours

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, by Nancy Pearcey

(After a reference to Martin Luther's description of our occupations as God's "masks" - His way of caring for creation in a hidden manner, through human means...)

"The metaphor of God's "mask" presses home the fact that our vocation is not something we do for God. Instead, it is a way we participate in God's work. For God Himself is engaged not only in the work of salvation but also in the work of preserving and maintaining His creation."

"A journalism professor recently told me that even the best Christian journalists - sincere believers with outstanding professional skills - typically have no Christian theory of journalism."

So what is my theory of Christian teaching?
What work of God am I participating in as a teacher?
I may inherently have some idea about this, but have I articulated it so that it is foremost in my heart and mind as I teach?
And what about accountants and retail business managers and communications specialists.
How much thought are we putting into seeing God's work in what we call our jobs?