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 to practice than in our workplace. Our jobs are the Read more…
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 before a blazing fire. Knowing he was in trouble, the Read more…
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 cheek to a bully, that we must forgive unforgivable people, Read more…
Taking It to Work: Ocean blue. To me there is no other color more beautiful. Something magical 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 magical. What color is water? Easy answer right? Water has no color. Pure water, and even pure, Read more…
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 head; in a way that has helped me, but in Read more…
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 Fabergé eggs. Money, and the spending of his money, was center stage, especially in the Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: Reach for them, those who are about you. My words and ways are more. Your words to others are the pathway to understanding. Converse, that they may know a follower. Speak to them, that they may have a common place to walk with one of My own. If you do not speak to them, they Read more…
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 career, leading both in the corporate world and in the Read more…
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 right, good stuff that’s around the corner, and maybe the Read more…
Taking It to Work: I heard a story years ago, and I think I heard it as a true story, of a high school boy who was known for his ability to eat. At parties, friend’s homes, and out on the town, this boy amazed everyone with the amount of food he could put down. Extremely overweight, and secretly shunned, Read more…