Taking It to Work: When little kids see a caterpillar, they see just that, a caterpillar. When an entomologist sees a caterpillar, he sees much more. He sees the butterfly or moth that the caterpillar is about to become. Both the caterpillar and the butterfly share the exact same DNA, but the change in appearance is unmistakable. The appetite changes Read more…
Taking It to Work: In culture, in school, and even from our parents, we rarely hear warnings for attaining “too much”. The whole idea seems absurd, “How can you have too much?”, and “How could that ever be a problem?” Not a problem until you find yourself weighed down by all of your possessions, and even more weighed down by Read more…
Taking It to Work: In this world of F-bombs and uncensored speech, I am continually shocked of what rolls out of people’s mouths. Even women, who are supposed to be the more refined of sexes. I don’t know how it has gone downhill so quickly. It was just one lifetime ago when, “Gone with the Wind,” created such a stir Read more…
Taking It to Work: Repentance is not a workplace word. It’s a church word right? It seems that way, and I believe the enemy of our souls would like us to keep those places separate, but not our Lord. Like He did for His apostles, He taught them in the midst of real life, in the middle of their culture, Read more…
Taking It to Work: Work is full of tasks, and deadlines fill much of our calendar. Our focus is often on what we must get done today, but from a heavenly perspective, there’s more. Jesus had a few things to do as well, to be the sacrifice for sin was just one of them. He also had the mandate to Read more…
Taking It to Work: When I was a young engineer, I was assigned a problem. It was an intermittent issue with a bare wire that sometimes shorted against a metal cover of a torpedo. The design was such that we could not put an insulator in between the cover, and for RF reasons, we could not change the position of Read more…
Taking It to Work: One of the most incredible aspects of God, and one I am going to lay on my face and thank Him for profusely when I see Him face to face, is His patience with me. Out of all His displays of love…His patience and forgiveness toward me is the most moving, and the most convicting. At Read more…
Taking It to Work: If you are a Christian, you likely remember the day you knelt before the Lord and promised to follow Him. It was heartfelt. It was likely very freeing, and it made a real difference. He applied His suffering to your sin, sent the Holy Spirit to guide you, commanded His angels to protect you, and He Read more…
Taking It to Work: I had a coworker in my earlier days who wore the same, exact outfit every day. Ray was an older gentlemen who was an ex-military, no-nonsense, get-‘er-done kind of person. He hated inefficiency and waste, and many years prior had decided that deciding what to wear everyday was part of that waste. So, everyday he’d show Read more…
Taking It to Work: Personally, sometimes I hesitate to bother my boss with details. I know he is busy, and it seems often I should be able to take care of things myself. It could also be pride, in the fact I want to look competent and not needy. After all, being independent and capable is what brings the raises Read more…