Work doesn’t take us away from God; it continues the work of God. - Eugene Peterson

"In a world filled with dire and desperate situations, with discouragement and despair everywhere, we are called to be people of hope." Mark D. Roberts continues our walk through the book of Ephesians in today's Life for Leaders devotion. lifeforleaders.depree.org/you-are-called…

"God had banished us to wine country and, by God’s grace, it was the rhythm and the metaphor of the vineyard that slowly began to nourish my soul." Susie Lipps introduces her new blog series, "Rhythms of Work." depree.org/rhythms-of-wor…

"'I was on this career path for such a long time,' and she was sure God had a specific and special plan for her. Now, all that seemed to be crumbling down." Read Sarah Magidoff's story of career, burnout, and finding work-life balance: depree.org/a-lifestyle-of…

"The rhythms of our work often mirror the rhythms in the vineyard, and harvest is a great example of that. Harvest might happen in a day, but it’s been in the making all year long." depree.org/rhythms-of-wor…

Bob Matsushima on how God's calling goes far beyond career. depree.org/when-calling-i…

What enables us to let go of our fears and worries, to let go of our need to control things behind our power? Our knowledge of God. And who is God? Psalm 46 reveals God as: our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. depree.org/leading-in-a-c…

Tod Bolsinger on church leadership.

"May we gladly take up the job of builder or helper or whatever else today. May we build peace-by-peace together. May we rebuild grace-by-grace together." - Michaela O'Donnell Long, in "Piecing It Together" on the De Pree Center website. depree.org/piecing-it-tog…

Life for Leaders devotion on the seventh word of Jesus from the cross: "Into your hands I commend my Spirit."

"It is finished!" Life for Leaders devotion on the sixth word of Jesus from the cross. depree.org/the-sixth-word…

A Life for Leaders devotion for Holy Saturday from the De Pree Center: What If There Were No Resurrection? depree.org/what-if-there-…

Can we know joy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis? See this Life for Leaders piece on "Easter and COVID-19." depree.org/easter-and-cov…

How are COVID-19 and Easter connected? Check out the De Pree Center's answer: depree.org/easter-and-cov…

The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us vividly of the fact that our world is not what it should be. As the novel coronavirus stalks our planet, creation is groaning. And we are groaning along with it (Romans 8:25). depree.org/easter-and-cov…

May you be deeply rooted in the soil of God’s love and may you be held and upheld, sustained by the source. May the soul of your leadership grow a thick and deep root in the soil of God’s own love. - depree.org/abiding-in-lov…

Our hope is not based on our ability to foresee the future. It’s not based on us at all. Rather, it is based on who God is and what God has done through Jesus Christ. depree.org/easter-and-cov…

When you’ve run out of words to pray, when you don’t even know what to say to God, when your heart groans with sadness and yearning, God, who raised Jesus from the dead, is with you. And through his Spirit, God groans with you. depree.org/easter-and-cov…

Are you wishing you could be with people today? That makes sense. You were created for community. depree.org/life-in-lockdo…

Since living under the “stay-at-home” order, have you been creative in connecting with others? If so, what have you done? How did it go? depree.org/life-in-lockdo…