John van Sloten | Metallica, Your Job, and God's Presence Everywhere

"There's something about naming God's goodness in a thing that softens your heart toward it."—John van Sloten.

Episode 55 of Spirituality for Ordinary People features an interview with John van Sloten. In it, we focus on three areas: 1) God's presence in popular culture 2) Our jobs as parables for understanding God

The interview is a deep dive into understanding the revelation of God. How is God speaking / or revealing himself.

Key Learnings

There is always an opportunity to learn about or know God.

We are made in the image of a God who works, therefore our jobs are imaging of God.

Things to Think About

Reflect on your work. How is your job a parable for understanding God?

Spiritual Practices Discussed in this Episode

This whole episode is about seeing God everywhere!

Links and Resources:

• John van Sloten's Website - includes the sermons referenced in the interview
  
• The Day Metallica Came to Church: Searching for the Everywhere God in Everything
  
• Every Job a Parable: What Walmart Greeters, Nurses, and Astronauts Tell Us about God
  

 

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