I really enjoyed Jordan Raynor’s previous book, Redeeming Your Time, and gave it a glowing review. It was well written, founded in Biblical truths, yet very practical today (leveraging/responding to modern technologies), and Raynor is funny and easy to read. When I saw that he was coming out with a new book that he wrote “to help you see how 100% of your time at work can matter for eternity and not just the 1% of time you spend ‘sharing the gospel,’” I knew I had to read it.
The Sacredness of Secular Work releases today and is broken into two parts. The first part introduces three theological concepts that challenge what the author believes most churches teach. The second part teaches four ways that our work can have eternal impact.
Click the link below to read my full review, but bottom line, the book offers valuable practical ways that we can be intentional in making our daily work have more of an eternal impact. In fact, I might go so far as to say that this book is essential reading for anyone interested in better integrating their faith into their work. Unfortunately, nearly half the book is spent putting forth theological arguments seemingly meant to be controversial. While I think I largely agree with the author on most theological points, I fear that the positioning and posturing of this theological content may keep many readers from ever benefitting from the very useful practices taught in the second half of the book (and in the downloadable accompanying workbook).
In other words, if you care about integrating your faith into your work, read this book, and don’t let the first half scare you away.