Taking It to Work: In a recent trip to Israel, just before the war erupted again in Gaza, I was astounded by what Herod the Great, former King of Judea, achieved in those ancient times, right before Jesus was born. The guy must have been an absolute genius visionary, of not only architecture, but engineering and commerce. The structures, inventions Read more…
Taking It to Work: Many of us have a love/hate relationship with polices and procedures. Depending on how you’re wired, getting forced to follow all the company rules can really leave you feeling a little empty or frustrated, knowing that you could have gotten the job done much quicker or cheaper if you would have had a little leeway with Read more…
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…