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February 21st – The Long Haul
Taking It to Work: One of the most common questions from believers and non-believers alike, is, “Why does a loving God allow suffering?” There is a Biblical answer to that, but it can be very hard to listen to, especially if you are in the midst of some kind of […]
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February 20th – Listen Up
Taking It to Work: Some of us are carrying quite a load in the workplace. Many of us just have too much work to do, pressing deadlines, and very difficult responsibilities. Others of us have financial or technical issues that need more attention than we can afford to give them. […]
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February 19th – Higher Pay
Taking It to Work: Hello. The title for today’s workplace devotional is, “Higher Pay,” based out of Acts 3 and Matt 5. We read in Acts 3 that a man who could not walk, asked Peter and James for money. When Peter acknowledged him, the scripture says that the man […]
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February 18th – First Place
Taking It to Work: Ready for a tough one? At least this is a tough one for me, and I don’t think I’m alone. First, a little background that you already know. In our natural state, without Christ, we live for ourselves, the people we care about, and we work […]
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February 17th – Fear Getting Fired?
Taking It to Work: There were some incredibly hard choices made by men and women in our Bible, but maybe because we have heard the stories so many times before, the choices don’t come across so incredible . . . but indeed they were. Think of the story of those […]
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February 14th – Fear Must Bow to Faith
Taking It to Work: Can fear and true faith exist together? That sounds like a loaded question doesn’t it? If we say we don’t fear, we know that’s not true, but does admitting we have fear show our faith in God is not true, or strong, or real? Should I […]
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February 13th – Are We There Yet?
Taking It to Work: I heard a saying one time that really stuck with me, “We are quick to judge the motives of others, but easily accept our own excuses.” I guess it hit me hard, because I can, and have, judged the motives of others wrongly, and at the […]
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February 12th – Truth or Consequences?
Taking It to Work: Being a person of The Word, and being a person of your word, has a very strong connection. We profess a God who is unfailing in His promises, who declares in writing what He will do and what He will not do, who assures us of […]
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February 11th – A Better Offer
Taking It to Work: As a believer in the workplace, we mingle daily with many who have heard the Good News, but for a myriad of reasons, have rejected God’s invitation (thus far). Why do they reject the offer to be reconciled to God? For many, they have no idea […]
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February 10th – Godly Leading
Taking It to Work: I have been on some good teams, and on some pretty poor teams. I have actually lead some pretty poor teams, especially in my early days. Looking back, many of the mistakes I made leading people were the same ones that can easily occur in raising […]
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February 7th – Stay the Course
Taking It to Work: Storms shook, tested, and taught the Apostles. And if you have ever been caught in a night time offshore torrent, in a small boat, with a dead engine, let me tell you, it would shake, test, and teach you too. Why? Well, even if you think […]
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February 6th – Need Practice?
Taking It to Work: Practice makes perfect . . . well, I’m not sure about perfect, but certainly better! And in Philippians 4:9, we are called to, “practice these things . . .”. Practice what? The Godly behaviors that we are called to live out everyday, and what better place […]
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February 5th – Strength in Numbers
Taking It to Work: There is a story of a church member who got so busy with his job that he stopped showing on Sunday. After a few weeks the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening, and the pastor found the man at home working away […]
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February 4th – Generosity Works
Taking It to Work: I get why so many non-believers think Christianity doesn’t make sense. There are lots of strange, non-intuitive, seemingly backward relationships in our faith. We are taught that a servant is great, and the lower the servant, the better. We’re taught that we should offer the other […]
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February 3rd – Thirty Miles Out
Taking It to Work: Ocean blue. To me there is no other color more beautiful. Something magic happens to that water at about thirty miles offshore in the Atlantic. It’s a deep blue like no other. Absolutely my favorite. Here’s what makes it magic though. What color is water? Easy […]
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January 31st – Phoney Memory
Taking It to Work: I make a fairly poor joke about my memory every once in awhile. I hold up my phone and I say, “This phone is my memory!” Unfortunately, over the years, that has become true. Appointments, meetings, and every phone number is in my phone, not my […]
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January 30th – Are You Winning?
Taking It to Work: “He who dies with the most toys wins.” That quote is attributed to Malcolm Forbes. Some estimates say he was worth a billion dollars when he died in 1990, and he was obsessed with collecting motorcycles, hot air balloons, helicopters and FabergĂ© eggs. Money, and the […]
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January 29th – Different Birds
Taking It to Work Birds of a feather, flock together. It’s a very accurate saying. We tend to feel most comfortable with people in which we have a lot in common. It’s generally natural and effortless to connect with those most like us. The opposite is true as well, it […]
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January 28th – Help Wanted
Taking It to Work: Pastors sometimes get offended when the church is referred to as an organization. I can understand why, for it so much more than the average company or business. It is the working Body of Christ on earth, so I understand the objections. But serving in my […]
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January 27th – Wrong or Light?
Taking It to Work: When I have status meetings, I like to keep them fairly upbeat. I think it’s good for the staff, the company as a whole, and frankly, it’s good for me as well. I like to start off with accomplishments, accolades, and discussions around what is going […]