The Word Before Work
The Word Before Work is a weekly 5-minute devotional podcast helping Christians respond to the radical, biblical truth that their work matters for eternity. Hosted by Jordan Raynor (entrepreneur and bestselling author of Redeeming Your Time, Master of One, and Called to Create) and subscribed to by more than 100,000 people in every country on earth, The Word Before Work has become the go-to devotional for working Christians.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Daniel and The Keeper Test
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“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Dan…
Daniel's Faith in the Face of Impossible Work
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Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and …
The Ministry of 10X Excellence
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[Daniel said,] “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat an…
New Series: Daniel and the Ministry of 10X Excellence
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The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be tr…
"Be strong and courageous"
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No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I wi…
A God Who Risks
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Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over th…
New Series: The Courage to Create
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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been calle…
Your Eternal Reward
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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as yo…
Time Redeemers
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Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportun…
Paul: Do Something "Useful"
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Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with th…
Small Prayers for Our Work
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Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his powe…
The Gospel: Our Source of Rest and Ambition
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8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is t…
New Series: Ephesians on Work
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With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his …
Vote AND Create for Change
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“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty ag…
The Poet & The Parliamentarian
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Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is gi…
"The only way to change culture is to create more of it"
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This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from J…
New Series: The Poet Who Ended Slavery
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So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he…
Why There's No "Plan B" for Christians
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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been calle…
Do you need God to approve your plans?
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19…
Stop Waiting for a "Sense of Peace"
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed…