“You can bury the workmen, but the work will go on!” This is the inspiring and powerful refrain of a new song released by Covie and written by Doug McKelvey and Jon Lowry: “Bury the Workmen.” But what does it mean to live by this eternal perspective? Listen in as Doug, Jon, and Covie share their own journeys with this song, the balance between our finitude and the Kingdom’s permanence, and the final takeaway they hope for listeners.
“My inspiration is to give people theology they can remember.” (JL)
“What is God’s design for art in culture? Culture at large [says] to make art that glorifies us, as opposed to make art that serves the other and glorifies Him.” (C)
“Our small stories are set in the context of the larger story that God is telling of His redemptive work throughout history, and it’s all moving toward the new creation.” (DM)
“Right now it’s our moment to invest what we have to invest in the advance of God’s Kingdom in and around and through us individually and corporately together.” (DM)
“Even those things that the world might judge as a failure or a bad ending, even those things are redeemed and, by the movement of God’s Spirit, become a part of the advance of His Kingdom.” (DM)
“The work that I am pursuing in small microcosmic way does matter, but it’s really a part of a bigger story, [and] in spite of my successes or failures, that story goes on.” (C)
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