A Collection of Essays on Politics, the Bible and Culture
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Finding Correlations in Christian Books Inspired by the Bible
In chapter 6 of the Christian book Business Meets the Bible Customer Service: Applying Time-Tested Concepts To Your Place of Work by David E. Reed a concept is introduced that explains how instead of compartmentalizing your life into Work, Family, Household Tasks, Study & Planning, Leisure, Church and Travel & Vacations a person is more whole by choosing to let Jesus and the Word of the Bible flow through all these areas of their life to bring peace of mind in the love for Christ.
That chapter also has a Bible verse from the Book of James that says, “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.” The book explains how when we encounter testing and difficulty at work our faith is tested and through this arduous process endurance is produced in us. The book says through the story line when encountering a problem to ask our self, “What is God trying to teach me? Secondly, can I identify anything I can do differently to prevent this same problem from occurring again?” This makes me as a reader of this book to think about my employment background, volunteer history, educational training, working with others, following orders and independently solving problems that I encounter by choosing to let Jesus work with me to the best of the ability given to me by God for the glory of God.
The book The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren also echoes this message of doing every task from scholarly reading and writing with God’s purpose and design in mind to doing menial tasks of washing dishes or anything else in the same way to glorify God. I have to ask myself, “Am I doing my work for God’s purpose or for my own selfish ambition?” I want to be God’s friend and his servant working for his glory. God is the greatest master of all and above any human master I may have while on Earth for God is the Master of eternity and his Son Jesus is our salvation and freedom to live.
Article Written by Peter Steffens
3/5/2012
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This collection of essays was written over a span of a few months to express the author’s thoughts in print for people to think about and ponder. It’s for people interested in the social sciences such as clergy, politicians, musicians, and everyone who is interested in reading the Bible, participating in church, politics, civics, and American culture.
About the Author
Peter Steffens was born the year the Presbyterian Church united and Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. He is from Maine and was raised there, New Mexico, and Washington State. Peter graduated from Moses Lake High School in 2002 and from Big Bend Community College twice with a associate degree in arts and sciences in 2004, and nurse assistance certificates in 2011. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2007.
Peter has worked a little, but has mostly done volunteer work in a variety of fields. He is self-employed as an ordained minister, primary to perform wedding ceremonies. When Peter isn't writing or planning wedding ceremonies, he spends time volunteering on Republican political campaigns such as Matt Manweller's campaign for state representative. Peter also volunteers with caring for children at Moses Lake Presbyterian Church.
Peter has written a historical document for his friends at Broadway Barber Shop as an intern for the Columbia Basin Herald. Peter enjoys fishing with his brother Tyler, spending time with his dogs and parents, and volunteering at a public golf course.