FROM THE EDITOR
FEATURES
Tom Nelson
Discussion with Made to Flourish
president, Tom Nelson, as he clarifies
some of the theology of why work is
so important for humans.
That is the essence of work. Then he created us in his
image, and put us in the world he made, and said, ‘Let
Hope Gobal’s VP of Development
shares his thoughts on work, faith,
theology and how we can help
others less fortunate.
Audrey Assad
A new album and a new baby,
Audrey shares her thoughts about
music and music production with the
reader.
Gene Veith, Jr.
A dialogue with Gene Veith Jr. and his
inspiring book, “God at Work”.
Art Work
EOF ‘s Michael Porter reflects on the
artist’s job.
Michael Bruner
A fascinating journey though the
life and work of Flannery O’Connor
and a wonderful book, “A Subversive
Gospel”. Part of the IVP series, Studies
in Theology and the Arts.
them have dominion . . . over all the earth. . . . And the Lord
Chris Horst
“When God did his primal work, he created the world.
God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to
work it and keep it’ (Genesis 1:26; 2:15),” writes John Piper.
“In other words, God is the primal worker, and we are
created to go on working. His primal work was to create
out of nothing. Our ongoing work is to create out of His
creation.”
It is not just ministers and missionaries that actively
and creatively work for the kingdom, but also artists,
poets, musicians. In fact, it will be argued that virtu-
ally all human labor “points itself to God’s character” (Jim
Hamilton).
In this issue of Edge of Faith Magazine, we delve into this
Editor in Chief
Michael Porter
Senior Editor
Karla Probert
Marketing Director
Anne Porter
Design Director
Matt Kime
intimate tie between work and creativity, exploring both
the act of work itself and the products thereof, especially
as they relate to the visual arts, music, philosophy, and
James Hamilton Christian worldview. Through the various and diverse
Professor of Biblical Theology
at Southern Seminary, James M.
Hamilton shares with EOF about his
publication, “Work and Our Labor in
the Lord”. explorations of work found in this issue, one comes to the realization that work matters and has mean-
Art Gallery Karla Probert, Senior Editor
ing; “your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” Work is ultimately a natural and desirable result of our exis-
tence as created and creative beings. I invite you to explore God at Work.