Taking It to Work: I remember a time in high school when my grandfather had to come to the school to see me for some reason. I remember the picture in my mind of seeing him from afar, a silhouette from the bright light coming through the door behind him. It was so strange. It was like two worlds colliding. Read more
Taking It to Work: Our culture loves a superhero, one who can muscle through adversity, defeat resistance from all sides, and make sure the bad guys get it in the end. The story is even better if you start as the disadvantaged underdog, and end up on top – but that’s just the movies. You know what happens in the Read more
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: In the workplace, as well as at home, our performance counts. If we’re tired, hungry, too full, or suffering from too much pressure, the bottom can drop right out of our game, and the top performance we are capable of, will never come to be. Even with a double shot espresso and a good self-pep talk, 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 heroes 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