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Author: John PletcherDr. John Elton Pletcher is Lead Pastor at Manor Church in Lancaster, PA where he regularly teaches theology of work and leads in faith-at-work integration. He also teaches as adjunct faculty at Indiana Wesleyan University. John’s books include: Joy & Thriving: Grow Stronger in the Tough Times, Henry’s Glory: A Story for Discovering Lasting Significance in Your Daily Work, Henry’s Christmas: A Story for Discovering God’s Joyous Work at Advent, and coauthor of EmotiConversations: Working through our deepest places. John and his wife, Nancy, have three sons.

  • At Work

We all have our share of feisty characters show up in our daily labors. My encounters with porcupine people began…

  • Theology 101

He walked, talked, wrote, and taught with so much wisdom and wondrous grace. Our hearts overflow with rejoicing in remembrance…

  • Theology 101

While touring Israel years ago, I gazed upon what tradition claims to be the very spot. With mild skepticism, I…

  • Theology 101

I bet you’ve wondered. Whether you wait tables each day, help patients at the hospital, fix cars, juggle kids plus…

  • Theology 101

Does this plaguing question haunt you? I’ve asked it often: Does my daily work actually have any greater motivation and meaning? …

  • At Work
  • Theology 101
Hard Work & the Ultimate Worker

By: John Pletcher

8 minute read

The tale is told of a company in Oslo, Norway that was weary of placing “HELP WANTED” ads and receiving…

  • At Work
  • Theology 101

It’s my fault. The seasoned attorney stared me in the eye, stretched his fingers and tapped his very large hand…

  • Public Square
  • Theology 101
The Work of Revival After Revival Ends

By: John Pletcher

7 minute read

We’re hearing the full blend of skepticism, joy, critique, and applause surrounding the recent non-stop gatherings on university campuses. Asbury,…

  • Theology 101
How to Grow Stronger in Perseverance

By: John Pletcher

7 minute read

One morning, a man in his upper thirties awoke with a strange backache and a sense that something was not…

  • Theology 101
Tolkien’s Christmas Joy at Home & Work

By: John Pletcher

6 minute read

I puzzle throughout December: “Is all of our holiday stress a recent-days phenomenon?” And in my most reflective moments, I…

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