David Kim
David Kim
David Kim is a violinist born in Carbondale, Illinois and was the only American to win a prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1986, where he got sixth prize. Since 1999, he has been the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Kim is an active musician, performing with orchestras in Dallas, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Korea, and Moscow...
ProfessionViolinist
Date of Birth24 May 1963
Faith is an indispensable part of work, whether that work is paid or unpaid.
attitude people integrating
The often-surprising truth for many people is that we all integrate faith into our work, but most of the time we're completely unaware of what faith underlies our attitudes and responses to our work.
people scripture
The Bible reminds people that the whole of Scriptures addresses the whole of our lives, including our work. We need to be reminded of this every time we open the Bible, so that we experience the hope and power of the gospel in our work every day.
people reason various
For various reasons, when people engage the Bible, they don't see very readily how it relates to their work.
people vision scripture
People not only need a gospel-inspired vision of work, but they need a new vision of the Scriptures.
encouragement people purpose
When the gospel enters our work in a robust way, there's a deep encouragement and renewed sense of purpose that people begin to experience sometimes for the first time.
profound
If we begin to see how the gospel is able to change our work, it can have a profound effect on our sense of calling and the meaning behind the work that we do day-in and day-out.
soul dying
We may get a paycheck, but over time what we sense is the dying of our souls.
purpose kind
On the flip side, when we connect our work with a greater sense of purpose and calling beyond the paycheck, we begin to see the kind of flourishing that we were called to create.
christian church revelations
I encounter many Christians who've been raised in the church but never realized that there's a cohesive storyline from Genesis to Revelation.
thinking world today
When we think of our world today with all of its interconnectedness and complexities, the scope of gospel renewal includes systems and structures that are far beyond what we might consider day-to-day.
identity christ
The gospel has brought a new identity in Christ that then allows our work to no longer be the source of our identity but the rightful expression of it.
children coffee people
When people criticize our work, whether that work is a spreadsheet, a coffee, or our children, we take it very personally as if they were attacking us. This response shows how instead of taking criticism in ways that help us in our work, we become easily defensive and negative.
trying security values
When we try to find our sense of security, value, worth from our work, we'll find ourselves anxiety-ridden and burdened.