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…
Taking It to Work: In almost any city in the United States, if you want to have a little challenging fun, you can sign up for an Escape Room. For those of you who have never done or heard of it, it is a room that you get locked in, or sometimes its a series of rooms, and you have Read more…
Taking It to Work: Has it ever struck you that many of our bible heroes, those names that we are most familiar with, seem to have had very little problem with hearing the voice of God? Philip in Acts had no deliberations, or at least none recorded, where he was wrestling with whether he really heard from God through an Read more…
Taking It to Work: Do we need faith at work? Believe it or not, yes. Unfortunately though, for the most part, we can get away without it. I think that is one of the reasons why, for many, that work and faith are not naturally integrated. Our work world on Monday can seem a million miles away from the scriptures Read more…
Taking It to Work: One of the things that gets me most excited about what Jesus calls, “The coming age,” is that there will be no more scammers. Seriously, when sin and death are completely defeated, there will be no more swindling, defrauding, or cheating. Integrity and honesty will again be the norm where no one will need to locks Read more…
Taking It to Work: You may think that personal struggles and our professional lives should not mix. Maybe in some aspects that might be true, but in reality, they tend to mix anyway, even when you don’t want them to. Today’s devotional talks about the tendency we all have to excuse ourselves in the weakest areas of our lives. We Read more…
Take it to Work: The scriptures today have a very common theme, that we are “entrusted” to be faithful in passing on what we ourselves have received. Sometimes, even as devoted Christians, we become self-focused. We tend to be content with being saved, baptized, and growing personally in our faith, becoming the mature believer we are called to be, but did you realize Read more…
Taking It to Work: When my family and I lived in Mexico, it was very common to get all your household water from a tinaco, which was basically a large plastic cistern that was filled by a constant trickle of “city water.” Let me tell you, looking down into that water was not for the faint of heart. Sludge at Read more…