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The Intersection: Faith, Work, and Life

Faith and work were never meant to live in separate rooms.

See how everyday life is part of God’s plan for His kingdom on earth. He has gifted you for your role—your purpose in life—in that kingdom. You can serve the Lord right where you are.

— Bob Varney & Hugh Brandt·for leaders who feel the Monday ache

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Praise from Beckett, Hamilton, Chiang, Mueller
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Margin notes from the field

What leaders are saying

Swipe through praise from marketplace and campus voices who know the Monday ache—and why this book belongs on your desk.

“Living in an integrated way, where work, worship, and service are one, is avodah—our original calling. The call to return to God’s design is desperately needed, a message that can transform communities, cities, and nations. The book you hold in your hands is compact, memorable, and rich in wisdom. Properly applied, it can unlock a wonderful new freedom to be all God intended for you personally and for your work.”

John D. Beckett

Chairman

The Beckett Companies · Author of Loving Monday and Mastering Monday

“Sometimes advancing the kingdom of God is relegated to religious activities on Sundays. Not so in this book. Bob Varney and Hugh Brandt show us in very practical and inspirational ways how people in every walk of life can advance God’s good purposes every day of the week. This is because God cares for what you do on Monday through Saturday as well. If Jesus is not Lord of all, he is not Lord at all. I encourage you to read this brief masterpiece with the intent of becoming a tsaddiq who will daily live a lifestyle of integrated kingdom service in his/her community.”

David Joel Hamilton

Vice President for Strategic Innovation

Youth with a Mission’s University of the Nations

“This is a joyful gem of a book that invites every person to contemplate how they show up with God for their family, work, and earth-keeping, and then to live it out.”

Samuel E. Chiang

Deputy Secretary General

World Evangelical Alliance

“Drawing upon rich theological concepts, the book explores the deep-rooted connection between faith and work, unraveling biblical teachings and shedding light on the original Hebrew words that shape our understanding of vocation, community, and each person’s unique place in it all.”

Brian Mueller

President

Grand Canyon University

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The story behind the book

Why we wrote The Intersection.

For decades we watched faith and work live in separate rooms. This book is our invitation back to God’s original design—everyday calling as kingdom work.

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Hear the conversation behind the book.

A short discussion of the ideas inside—why faith and work belong together, and what readers are noticing—set beside the hardcover.

In conversation

Faith, work, and the Monday question

“God created the world to be one beautiful orchestra”

From the conversation on The Intersection

Not a chapter reading—a conversation that opens the book’s big idea: everyday life as sacred, and why leaders are leaning into it.

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A sneak peek into the ideas in the book that will bring meaning to your Monday:

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The hands behind the hardcover

Two friends. One shared ache. A book for Monday.

Bob and Hugh wrote The Intersection from decades in boardrooms, global cities, and the quiet work of helping leaders see their Monday as sacred.

Dr. Robert C. Varney

Co-author · President & Founder, Cities Project Global

Dr. Robert C. Varney

Bob was a serial entrepreneur for 25 years. Prior to that, he received his Ph.D. in computer science from Penn State followed by research at Bell Laboratories. During his business career he was invited to the White House under President Clinton and testified on Capitol Hill for mid-sized companies. He appeared in The Wall Street Journal and on ABC, and chaired the Washington Chapter of the Council of Growing Companies. For the last 20+ years he has done pro-bono work with Christian organizations—architecting Bill Bright’s transition out of the presidency of Campus Crusade for Christ, serving as Senior Advisor to Steve Douglass, and chairing Table 71. He lives in Virginia with his wife of 57 years, Sandy. They have two children and six grandchildren.

Hugh W. Brandt

Co-author · Chief Culture Officer, Cities Project Global

Hugh W. Brandt

Hugh has lived in three global cities for 40 years and has experienced first-hand the major problems cities face. Drawing on Timothy Keller’s reminder that if God invented the city we don’t abandon it—we build it—Hugh has watched city leaders from different spheres of society work together when their collaboration reflects a culture of love. He believes Isaiah 58:12: you’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again. As Global City Consultant he shaped CPG’s Flourishing Cities curriculum and has facilitated it in over 40 cities worldwide. Hugh lives in Colorado with his wife, Lynn, their two sons, and two grandchildren.

After you read

The book is a beginning. Action is the point.

When your mind and heart are stirred, take a step—alone or with companions who walk the same road.

step 01

Find what breaks God’s heart

Find something around you that breaks God’s heart; if it also breaks your heart, determine what you can do to move it closer to how it ought to be, and then begin to do it.

step 02

Don’t walk alone

If you want help on your journey, register with us—Leadership Circle for peer formation, or VantagePoint™ for a small-group reset.

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Available on Amazon, Archway Publishing, and Barnes & Noble. Start with a sample chapter if you want a taste first.

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Proceeds from book sales support Cities Project Global’s 501(c)(3) mission to equip marketplace leaders—integrating faith, work, and life for the common good.

“God created the world to be one beautiful orchestra”

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Read it. Then move it into action.

If the book stirs something that breaks God’s heart—and yours—take a step with companions. Join a Leadership Circle or start VantagePoint™.

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