Taking it to Work: What do you want to be when you grow up? That has got to be one of the most common questions posed in the early years of life. When my boys were little they loved when the garbage truck would come each week. Not so much to see the truck, but to see the man of Read more…
Taking It to Work: To be a “servant” holds very little value in our society, and less in many societies before us. In fact, I’m not sure I know of any cultures where the most esteemed people are the servants, except for the Christian culture. In fact, it seems God’s Word holds servanthood as high as good leadership, even to Read more…
Taking It to Work: Have you ever stopped to compare our lives with the lives of kings and emperors of long ago? The comforts and conveniences we have outdo even the great King Solomon. I always think of just a few things starting with the first letter of the alphabet, things that in our day we would never want to Read more…
Taking It to Work: It is said that we are either in a storm, coming out of a storm, or heading into one; experience says that’s the truth. We know now that storms of disease, isolation, and misinformation can be worldwide, affecting billions across the globe. We also know that our God is in complete control of the limits of Read more…
Taking It to Work: Remember Clark Kent, aka Superman? Well, even when disguised as a mild-mannered reporter, he never forgot that he had a bigger job than just working at the Daily Planet. His mission, his assignment, his calling was meant for greater impact, and his x-ray vision and super-hearing was always on high alert, so he would not miss Read more…
Taking It to Work: There is a story told of two brothers who loved to run and race. Whatever race they entered, these two were on top. They raced in grade school, high school, and college, both winning 1st and 2nd place time and time again. But it was always the same, the older brother always came in first, and Read more…
Taking It to Work: How do you look at challenges? Are they something you dread, or something you love? For most of us it can go either way. We may like a good challenge on the tennis court, softball field or golf course, and we may even like challenges at work to make the numbers, deal with a technical issue, Read more…
Taking It to Work: It’s a co-operation we have with God. Why He decided that He would give us the privilege and responsibility of shining His light to others, I will never know (at least not on this side of Heaven). It has always seemed to me that God Himself could show up, in some big way across the earth, Read more…
Taking It to Work: We have a choice at work – either strive to impress our boss, co-workers and customers, in hopes of a raise or being promoted, or we can simply strive to give our best effort to please our Lord and to truly help those we serve. If we do the latter, we won’t have to worry about Read more…
Taking It to Work: There is a common path that God has put most of us on, that often we don’t see clearly. It involves three very top-level steps that are so large and long in duration, that they don’t even feel connected. Let’s call them school, work life, and True Life. School we all get. It is to prepare Read more…