About Work These Words

Welcome to Work These Words, a monthly newsletter exploring Jesus, theology, and culture.

The name comes from Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase of Matthew 7:24-27 in The Message:

“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life… They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.”

Sometimes, I write alone. Sometimes, I invite members of the ministerial team from Kingdom South to lend their voices. But always, the aim is the same: to help you work the words of Jesus into your life.

About Paid Subscriptions

Work These Words has always been about helping people live the teachings of Jesus thoughtfully and courageously in a post-Christian culture.

That’s not changing.

What is changing is our introduction of a paid tier for those who want to go deeper.

Here’s what you can expect:

The monthly feature post will remain free, but we will also release a monthly resource-rich, framework-oriented post exclusively to paid subscribers.

If you’ve found this work helpful, becoming a paid subscriber is a way to support it and grow deeper.

Subscriptions are just $5/month or $50/year.

Thanks for your support!

Let’s keep working these words together.