Taking It to Work: Our devotional today talks about our very jobs being a distraction to eternal productivity. It is easy to get pulled into the “busy”. It is said that staying busy is easy, but staying productive is difficult. It can be that way both in a purely secular career, and also in the Kingdom. Now here at FCCI, Read more…
Taking It to Work: It is a common human desire to be better than others. From the earliest of years in school, we run hard to be the fastest on the playground, smartest in our class, or best at our sport. We compare muscles, height, hair, grades and, at least among the boys, we try to show ourselves stronger, quicker Read more…
Taking It to Work: It seems that wherever we are in life, we think we’ll be there forever. We all know that not to be true, but especially when caught in tough moments, or maybe tough years, it can seem very permanent. We need to keep in mind the bigger picture of God the Father moving us along a path, Read more…
Taking It to Work: When I was a kid, one of my favorite heros was a cool-headed swashbuckler named Zorro. He had a mask, a mustache, a sweet sword, and an incredible ability to stay cool under pressure. So much so, that when he would get into the climatic sword fight with the enemy of that week, and he was Read more…
Taking It to Work: In many ways others are introduced to our God, not through church, or even scripture, but their first introduction is by seeing His reflection and His work, in us. What that means is that everywhere we go, everyone we meet, including at work, we are introducing them to what Christianity looks like in a real person. Read more…
Taking It to Work: If you are a true follower of Jesus, you have a source of light in you that is beyond any of this earth. We don’t stop much to contemplate the fact that we were created and redeemed by God to shine His light, bring hope to others, and give glory to Him in our short stay Read more…
Taking It to Work: As Christians in the workforce, we are not only called to live a life pleasing to God, but also to share the good news and make disciples. To many, the sharing of the Good News sounds like the scariest part of our Christian walk. Who wants to confront someone else with their sinfulness? Very uncomfortable, right? Read more…
Taking It to Work: In almost any city in the United States, if you want to have a little challenging fun, you can sign up for an Escape Room. For those of you who have never done or heard of it, it is a room that you get locked in, or sometimes its a series of rooms, and you have Read more…
Taking It to Work: Has it ever struck you that many of our bible heroes, those names that we are most familiar with, seem to have had very little problem with hearing the voice of God? Philip in Acts had no deliberations, or at least none recorded, where he was wrestling with whether he really heard from God through an Read more…
Taking It to Work: Do we need faith at work? Believe it or not, yes. Unfortunately though, for the most part, we can get away without it. I think that is one of the reasons why, for many, that work and faith are not naturally integrated. Our work world on Monday can seem a million miles away from the scriptures Read more…