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
Taking It to Work: Yesterday we said it is okay to take on more than we can handle alone, as long as know His strength and guidance is with us. Today we talk about the fear that can take over the best of us, as we are forging ahead through the the sometimes seemingly insurmountable challenges of work and life, Read more
Taking It to Work: We, even as Christ-followers, are so easily tricked into thinking that the end game is just enjoying life in security and comfort. It is a common teaching of our culture, and it is very hard not to be driven by those things. Comfort and security are the call for almost every thinking animal on the face Read more
Taking It to Work: Sometimes, I think I just “know”. I remember one time checking auctions for items needed for my business. After months of looking, I found an auction that had all five of the items I was looking for. It was a slam dunk. I quickly registered for the auction, and before I began to bid, I felt Read more
Taking It to Work: I was a pretty tough father. I wanted to give my kids the best start in life that I could give them, and I decided early on that I was not going to forgo discipline, even though I knew I was not going to enjoy it. I read some great books by Dr. James Dobson that Read more
Taking It to Work: There’s a story told about a famous tightrope walker named Tipsy, who was planning to walk across the expanse of the Grand Canyon while pushing a fully loaded wheelbarrow. “I’m nervous,” he said to his biggest fan. “Nonsense Tipsy!” said the fan. “You are the greatest tightrope walker ever! You’re going to do great and amaze Read more
Taking It to Work: Most of us start out, in our younger years, longing for the life that prosperity can bring. There is nothing more natural than to want the most out of life. In fact, in our children, if we we don’t see that desire to excel and be the best that they can be, we get concerned. As Read more
Taking It to Work: Stop and look at the miracle of just the function of your hand. Open and close it. Pick up something delicate, and then watch it move at your mere thought. Stop and contemplate how difficult it would be for man to come up with just the hand. Before you start your work today, take a moment Read more
Taking It to Work: Can we make the Lord smile? In Nehemiah, it says, “The Joy of the Lord is our strength.” Now the popular interpretation of what that is saying to us, is that the joy given to us by the Lord is a source of strength for us. I believe this to be one-hundred percent true, but there Read more