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Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, everyone! You know what that means… another round up of our favorite work-themed blog posts this week. The Working Mom’s Devotional A great new series by Susan DiMickele, who as some of you may remember, helped us with our online book club. Each week, Susan will… Read More

Interview: Amanda Johnston

Looking for a new book to read? We recommend you pick up a copy of The Broken Road. Last week, we had a chat with the author, Amanda Johnston, about what inspired her to write, the writing process itself and how it has changed her. --------------------  4word: Tell… Read More

The Four Work Languages

You’ve most likely heard of The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. After years of counseling couples, he discovered that everyone has a “love language” – the primary way an individual expresses and interprets love. The key to loving someone better is to understand her personal love… Read More

Friday Favorites… of 2011!

Happy New Year’s Eve Eve! We realize every blog everywhere is indulging in a “Top 10 __ of 2011” post, but we just can’t help ourselves. In the spirit of being slightly different, we’re giving you the 4word team's “Top 5” … in 7 categories. Best Music Young… Read More

Interview: Carolyn Custis James

Have you ever wondered: “Why am I here? What is my place in His kingdom? Does what I do in my career matter to God?” Those are the very things that Carolyn Custis James wondered, and they are the questions that she seeks to answer today as a… Read More

Online Book Club: Change Is Constant

“The one constant that you can count on in your career is change.” As Diane Paddison concludes Work, Love, Pray, she reminds us that our work is bound to change.  Each season is different.  Today’s hottest trend will likely be tomorrow’s passé.  Which means we need to be nimble.  We… Read More

Office Gifting at Christmas

Meet Stacy! Stacy is a Southern-raised, 40-something, never (yet) married gal with equal parts outdoors-loving, hill-country preferring, stars-gazing “daisy” girl and success-driven business owner. Stacy received a BBA from Baylor University, and a MBA in International Finance from University of Exeter on a full Rotary Scholarship. She resides… Read More

Online Book Club: Who Wears the Pants and Who Irons Them?

“Trying to blend two personalities in a marriage is hard enough, but when you both work – and especially when the wife earns more than her husband – you’ve got a potential disaster on your hands.” In Work, Love, Pray, Diane Paddison hits the nail on the head.  Dual career… Read More

Online Book Club: Your Faith at Work!

What do your co-workers think about the typical “Christian” in the workplace?Unfortunately, there are some not-so-flattering stereotypes about Christians out there. “Christians are judgmental and intolerant.” “I don’t want anyone to convert me - Christians are too pushy.” “He acts like a prude, but deep down we all… Read More

Friday Favorites

How to Date a Guy Who Is Totally into You! On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. CDT, w2wlink will host a one-hour webinar, presented by Nina Atwood, host of thesinglescoach.com. Nina will cover the following topics: how to drastically reduce emotional neediness how to create a sense… Read More

Interview: Bonnie Wurzbacher

This week’s interview features Bonnie Wurzbacher, Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership, The Coca-Cola Company. Bonnie began her career in 1984 as a national account executive at the Minute Maid division of The Company. Now, she is a passionate advocate for the role of ethical, sustainable… Read More

“Purposeful” Work

What does your work mean to you? Later this week we’re interviewing Bonnie Wurzbacher, an executive at Coca-Cola (and a really great Christian lady!) for her take on how to bring meaning to your work.  Don’t miss it! Bonnie’s wise words have got me thinking this week about… Read More

Online Book Club: What's Love Got to Do with It?

Welcome to week two of our online book club about Work, Love, Pray! This week, we're discussing chapters 4 - 6. If you missed last week's discussion of chapters 1 - 3, it's not too late to chime in here. For a full schedule of the book club, go… Read More

Online Book Club: What's Your Story?

Welcome to the first discussion week of our online book club. This week, we're discussing chapters 1 - 3 of Work, Love, Pray. (For a full schedule, go here.) If you haven't read those chapters yet, don't worry. Jump in anyway. Ready? Let's go. -------------------- Every woman has… Read More

Friday Favorites

The weekend is here! Before you head out to enjoy the cooler fall weather, here are some announcements and links for you to check out. Join our online book club! We’re really excited about this, if you can’t already tell. Next Tuesday, we’ll begin a seven-week study of… Read More

Interview: Susan DiMickele

We have an exciting announcement for you today! On Tuesday of next week, we will launch the first Work, Love, Pray online book club. We’ll be hosting the club every Tuesday on our blog, and the discussion will be led by Susan DiMickele. (For those of you just… Read More

Faith and Work

How do you share your faith at work? Publishing a Christian book has had a totally unexpected impact on my work life.  A great example is from just this past week.  I was at the Urban Land Institute national conference in Los Angeles.  U.L.I. is a nonprofit group… Read More

Friday Favorites

The weekend's almost here, which means it's time for another Friday Favorites post featuring our own weekly articles and some of our favorites from around the blogosphere. This Week at 4word We’ve been talking about work. We started off the week with Diane’s review of Susan DiMickele's Chasing Superwoman. Diane… Read More

Interview: Rachel Cruze

Many of you have probably heard about Dave Ramsey and his popular personal finance course, “Financial Peace University.” Did you know that his daughter, Rachel Cruze, is also an expert on personal finance? She grew up watching her parents manage their money, and she’s now putting those same… Read More

Chasing Superwoman

“Every one of us is fighting something.” That’s one thing that stuck with me from Jennie Allen’s interview last Wednesday, because I think it’s absolutely true. I also agree with Jennie that our tendency to put on a smile and hide our struggles isn’t doing any of us… Read More