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Dec 11, 2024 • 29min

Bob Goff (Author of Catching Whimsy and Love Does)

What it looks like to be “whimsically available” to others at work, how to make the shift from “will it work” to “will it last” in your work, and how God can use working in adventurous places like Disneyland and Kennedy Space Center.Links Mentioned:Bob GoffBob Goff BooksCatching WhimsyDream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & FriendsBob Goff on XBob Goff on InstagramBob Goff on FacebookBob Goff on YouTubeMaria Goff on InstagramCal NewportPeter PanJordan Raynor
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Dec 4, 2024 • 41min

Robin John (CEO of Eventide Asset Management)

How to guarantee eternal success in any endeavor, the 6 criteria Eventide uses to evaluate investments that “make the world rejoice,” and how to stop thinking selfishly about your investments, votes, and time.Links Mentioned:Eventide Asset ManagementRobin John on LinkedInThe Creator in YouEvery Good Endeavour: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the WorldWhy Business Matters to God (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed)Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday WorkThe Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs and Boost ProfitsThe Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True GrowthPete OchsJordan Raynor Eventide Disclaimer:This communication is provided for informational purposes only and expresses the views of Eventide Asset Management, LLC. Assets under management as of 9/30/24 are 6.80b. This does not constitute investment advice nor is it a recommendation or offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation to deal in any security or financial product. Eventide does not provide tax, accounting, or legal advice.  Eventide's values-based approach to investing may not produce desired results and could result in underperformance compared with other investments. There is no guarantee that any investment will achieve its objectives, generate positive returns, or avoid losses.
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Nov 27, 2024 • 27min

Dr. Francis Collins (Author of The Road to Wisdom)

What Francis learned from getting punked by Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen, the 4 criteria he uses to discern who to trust at work and in life, and what Tim Keller’s Out of Office message said the day he died.Links Mentioned:Dr. Francis CollinsEpisode: Dr. Francis Collins (Fmr. Director of the National Institutes of Health)Braver AngelsWho is America?The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust‘The Decline and Renewal of the American Church’Philip Yancey (Books)Timothy Keller (Books)Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes SenseJordan Raynor
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Nov 20, 2024 • 31min

Kathy Keller (Co-author of The Meaning of Marriage)

The significant role Christian professionals played in making Christianity credible to her sons, why sometimes “the worst thing God can do for you is to let you be happy,” and how to die wishing you had spent more time at the office.Links Mentioned:Kathy KellerThe Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of GodRoosevelt IslandGo Forward in Love: A Year of Daily Readings from Timothy KellerBooks by Timothy KellerLetters of John NewtonThe Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & DevotionsThe Cross of ChristCity to City DNADr. Francis CollinsDr. Steven RosenbergJohn NewtonJohn StottJohn OwenJordan Raynor
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Nov 13, 2024 • 47min

Justin Mathews (Manager at PwC)

The dangers of feeling entitled to a calling, how to think “Who Not How” in prayers for your work, and a simple way of thinking about “sowing eternity into the world.”Links Mentioned:Justin Matthews on LinkedInPwC‘Strategy in Life Principle #2: Purpose unlocks fulfillment’Quarter-Life CallingEvery Good EndeavorWho Not HowSoul CareThe Gotham FellowshipJena Viviano Dunay (Founder of Recruit the Employer)Fan Fave Flashback: Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)Master of OneThe Royal in YouThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact JordanJordan Raynor
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Nov 6, 2024 • 43min

Vineet Rajan (CEO of Forte)

How Forte is providing “soul care as a service” for some of the world’s largest companies, how to practically stop working for love and start working from love, and why we should praise God for giving us more than we can handle.Links Mentioned:Vineet Rajan on LinkedInVineet Rajan on XThe Marine Monk NewsletterForte for FaithForteThe Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, MethodsCrime and PunishmentWaldenThe Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel) Jonathan Reckford on LinkedInJordan Raynor
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Oct 30, 2024 • 48min

Jeremy Swafford (CFO at Southeast Restoration)

How to cultivate humility and a Jesus-like others-obsession, why multiple pastors have quit ministry to work at Southeast, and the spiritual benefits of sticking with a job for many years.Links Mentioned:Jeremy Swafford on LinkedInSoutheast RestorationLighthouse MinistriesEpisode: Audiobook excerpt of The Sacredness of Secular WorkEpisode: Tim Keller (Author of Forgive)Episode: N.T. Wright (Theologian)Episode: Skye Jethani (Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast)Episode: Josh Thompson (Janitor)Episode: Gary Chapman (Author of The 5 Love Languages)Episode: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)Episode: Michael Hyatt (Founder and Chairman of Full Focus)Episode: David Platt (Founder of Radical)Episode: Stephen Mansfield (Author of The Search for God and Guinness)Episode: Andy Crouch (Author of Culture Making)Episode: Carey Nieuwhof (Founder of Connexus Church)Episode: John Mark Comer (Author of Live No Lies)Episode: Kevin Finch (Executive Director of Big Table)Mansfield's Book of Manly Men: An Utterly Invigorating Guide to Being Your Most Masculine SelfThe Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant SocietyMaster of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to DoRedeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly ProductiveLearning to Lead Like Jesus: 11 Principles to Help You Serve, Inspire, and Equip OthersBoyd Bailey on LinkedInTom ZiglarRedeeming Your Time RetreatJordan Raynor
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Oct 23, 2024 • 45min

Dr. Gisela Kreglinger (Vintner + Theologian)

Why the wine industry is in trouble and why Christians should be the ones to help, how to show everyday hospitality to those you work with, and how the gospel can shape not just your work but also the work of others that you consume.Links Mentioned:Dr. Gisela KreglingerDr. Gisela Kreglinger on FacebookDr. Gisela Kreglinger on InstagramDr. Gisela Kreglinger LinkedInDr. Gisela Kreglinger XDr. Gisela Kreglinger (Wine Expert & Theologian)Cup Overflowing: Wine’s Place in Faith, Feasting, and FellowshipThe Sabbath (FSG Classics)George McDonald BooksFor the Life of the World: Sacraments and OrthodoxyBeing Consumed: Economics and Christian DesireDr Marinda Kruger PhD on LinkedInJordan Raynor
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Oct 16, 2024 • 39min

Ricky Dickson (Fmr. CEO of Blue Bell Creameries)

Ricky’s spiritual disciplines during the listeria crisis at Blue Bell, how to accept critical feedback humbly and winsomely, and how a college paper on Blue Bell landed him his career.Links Mentioned:Ricky DicksonRicky Dickson on LinkedInOne Scoop at a TimeBlue Bell CreameriesInternational Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)Chase the LionIf‘Leadership Breakfast Series: Tim Tassopoulos, President & COO, Chick-Fil-A’Scottie Scheffler on InstagramThe Royal in YouThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact Jordan
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Oct 9, 2024 • 38min

Shane Kimbrough (Astronaut)

How Shane discerned whether to pivot or persevere after 4 rejections from NASA, how “asking the right questions in the right way” led to NASA approving him reading Scripture from the ISS, and why he counts “consistency” during his time on earth as “worship."Links Mentioned:Shane KimbroughShane Kimbrough on LinkedInShane Kimbrough on XShane Kimbrough on InstagramNASAQuanta Services, Inc. Rocket MenRick WarrenThe Last Supper on the MoonReaching Your Next Summit!Extreme OwnershipMake Your BedHeavenSydney McLaughlin-Levrone on InstagramAnna Hall on InstagramCole Hocker on InstagramScottie Scheffler on InstagramTed Scott on XThe Royal in YouThe Sacredness of Secular WorkRedeeming Your TimeContact JordanJordan Raynor

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