The Perspective is the monthly journal of Mount Vernon. It includes an article, book recommendations, and more.


Work, Leisure, and the Puritans

Dec 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: You’re Only Human by Kelly M. Kapic

Book Highlight: Step by Step by James Petty

Take Up & Read: December 2024

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Wives and Moms at Work

Nov 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller

Book Highlight: How Do We Plant Godly Convictions in Our Children by Joel Beeke

Take Up & Read: November 2024

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What I Wish I Knew About Work & Leisure in My 20s

Oct 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God by Courtney Reissig

Book Highlight: The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts by Joe Rigney

Take Up & Read: October 2024

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Singles at Work

Sep 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung

Take Up & Read: September 2024

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Retiring for the Lord?

Aug 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: The Sabbath as Rest and Hope for God’s People by Guy P. Waters

Book Highlight: What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman

Take Up & Read: August 2024

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Is There a Christian Way to Vacation?

Jul 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation by Daniel M. Doriani

Book Highlight: Wellness for the Glory of God: Living Well after 40 with Joy and Contentment in All of Life by John Dunlop, MD

Take Up & Read: July 2024

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Resting for the Lord

Jun 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business by Wayne Grudem

Book Highlight: Reset: Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture by David Murray

Take Up & Read: June 2024

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What If I Don’t Love My Job?

May 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Teach Them to Work: Building a Positive Work Ethic in Our Children by Mary Beeke

Book Highlight: Work and Our Labor in the Lord by James M. Hamilton

Take Up & Read: May 2024

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Working for the Lord

Apr 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work & Leisure by Leland Ryken

Book Highlight: Called to Cultivate: A Gospel Vision for Women and Work by Chelsea P. Sobolik

Take Up & Read: April 2024

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Work, Ambition, and the Local Church

Mar 01, 2024

Also featured in this edition:

Book Highlight: Rescuing Ambition by Dave Harvey

Book Highlight: God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life by Gene E. Veith, Jr.

Take Up & Read: March 2024

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