The same week that Lehman Brothers collapsed, Damien Hirst sold his "The Golden Calf" for a record $18.5 million. Dan Wooldridge responds to an article by David Bodanis exploring how the idea of idolatry plays out in this economic crisis.

Picking up from the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21, Solomon West observes some of Jesus’ most immensely practical teaching on how we are to live our lives.

Dr. Stephen G. Payne asks, "How you are dealing with your fear in the recession? Do you hunker down and hope some unseen decision won't bring harm. Do you stretch out the work to appear busy? Or do you take a positive leadership role?"

Bradley J. Moore writes: "The news has gotten so bad lately that I can barely stand to hear it any more. Yet I am strangely compelled to keep listening, sometimes even against my will, just to stay attuned to what is (supposedly) going on in the world. I must keep up with the things I am supposed to know."

When he was 20, Bradley J. Moore wanted nothing more than to be a songwriter and have his songs recorded by major artists. This is the tale of one young man's brush with destiny and how he killed it. Part 01

When he was 20, Bradley J. Moore wanted nothing more than to be a songwriter and have his songs recorded by major artists. This is the tale of one young man's brush with destiny, how he killed it, and what he learned the hard way. Part 02

ChangeThis asked three questions about the economy: “In one word, sum up how you feel right now;” “How is this affecting you?” and; “What are you choosing to do about it?” The 1400 replies they received are further proof, beyond the intuitive, that work is life and that the personal is the professional. Given the chance, what questions would you ask the respondents to the ChangeThis Economy Survey?

From 50 Cent to Dallas Willard to an encounter with Jesus, Solomon West tracks the dangers of greed unchecked.

We're on a contemplative tear at InsideWork, remembering to remember what God has been up to in our lives these years (and days, and minutes, and moments). Bradley J. Moore chimes in on the subject journaling as a spiritual practice—however haphazard and self-indulgent it may appear...

Dr. Stephen G. Payne wants to talk about trust, beginning with who's trustworthy: "I believe that every moment of your workday is an opportunity to draw closer to God, and one of the ways God helps us is through the words of those we trust."

To be in the world but not of the world may be a delicate balance. But Jim Hancock argues the balance can't be so delicate that anyone bearing the name of Christ into the world has reason to fear life's ordinary ebb and flow.

In his first contribution to InsideWork, Glynn Young writes: "In any workplace, people quickly learn that it’s what you do that matters, not what you say. And even more importantly, it’s how you do it."

"Fear," says John Hope Bryant "has the world in its grips these days, and fear is the ultimate prosperity killer...Fear that the party as we knew it, really is over, and fear that we might actually have to build something that has real and sustainable value. Fear that we may have to do the real work, and offer the real sacrifice, that love requires."

You can have your Mancations with the boys and your Staycations knocking around the neighborhood. Bradley J. Moore took a Godcation, and more than met his match. Part Two

It started as a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at work for Bradley J. Moore, and ended up in a nightmare.