Do Americans Work Too Hard? Or Not Hard Enough?

Is hard work a thing of the past for Americans? Should we enjoy our jobs? Why is unemployment so high? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( Patrick Miller) as they investigate these questions in this discussion on work ethic.   Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-love-your-neighbor-an-interview-with-chris-and-elizabeth-mckinney/ (How to Love Your Neighbor) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-im-not-going-to-heaven-my-favorite-verses-acts-3-21/ (Why I’m Not Going to Heaven).   Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you!  To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:30 - Is the American work ethic dying or defining us? 5:30 - “https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-american-work-ethic-dying-11620858123 (Is the American Work Ethic Dying?)” and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%209:35-38&version=ESV (Matthew 9.35-38)  10:30 - Is the issue economics or our relationship with work?  13:45 - The gamification of life: working vs. playing games 20:45 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-im-not-going-to-heaven-my-favorite-verses-acts-3-21/ (Why I’m Not Going to Heaven) 23:15 - “http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf (Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren)” by John Maynard Keyes 25:05 - Derek Thompson’s “https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-american