Taking It to Work: This might be a tough one for those who are more conservative in nature. We all have a battle as we move along in life. It’s not the battle of Good versus Evil, although that one rages as well, but it’s the battle of Fear versus Faith. Our God tells us through the writings of Paul Read more
Taking It to Work: I have been on some good teams, and on some pretty poor teams. I have actually lead some pretty poor teams, especially in my early days. Looking back, many of the mistakes I made leading people were the same ones that can easily occur in raising and guiding children. In fact, in many ways, leading in Read more
Taking It to Work: Being a person of The Word, and being a person of your word, has a very strong connection. We profess a God who is unfailing in His promises, who declares in writing what He will do and what He will not do, who assures us of His perfect commitment even when we’re imperfect toward Him. A Read more
Taking It to Work: As a believer in the workplace, we mingle daily with many who have heard the Good News, but for a myriad of reasons, have rejected God’s invitation (thus far). Why do they reject the offer to be reconciled to God? For many, they have no idea what that means, or why they should. They may fear Read more
Taking It to Work: I heard a saying one time that really stuck with me, “We are quick to judge the motives of others, but easily accept our own excuses.” I guess it hit me hard, because I can, and have, judged the motives of others wrongly, and at the same time will easily cut myself slack for my own Read more
Taking It to Work: Storms shook, tested, and taught the Apostles. And if you have ever been caught in a night time offshore torrent, in a small boat, with a dead engine, let me tell you, it would shake, test, and teach you too. Why? Well, even if you think you have a good measure of faith, I think it Read more
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