My Faith and the Marketplace

Much of my adult life has been spent living and interacting within the areas of the USA commonly called the Bible Belt. Referred to as such because of the incredibly conservative/fundamental/KJV/charismatic roots that life has. Indeed, it’s not uncommon, even in this day and time, to see even traffic and restaurant flows more regulated by church/bible study service times than work, holiday, etc. One of the things that I’ve experienced, for better and worse in this area is the stigma of “working in the church/ministry” versus “working in the world.” There are levels of acceptance here. And usually, unless what you do is directly “for the Lord,” you can expect some amount of wrangling to make sense of life and your place in it.