Taking It to Work: I remember one time when I was in high school, when my grandfather had to come to the school to see me for some reason. I remember the picture in my mind of seeing him from afar, a silhouette from the bright light coming through the door behind him. It was so strange. It was like Read more
Taking It to Work: Last Sunday everybody was celebrating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. By Monday he was turning over tables in the temple, and being grilled about His authority. Tuesday He spoke purposely, but not so clearly, to his disciples about the end times. He emphasized being prepared. There’s really nothing about yesterday (Wednesday) and today, Holy Thursday as 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