Taking It to Work: Merry Christmas! One of my wife’s favorite movies this time of year is called, “A Christmas Story.” We watch it as a family almost every year. One of my favorite scenes is where Ralphie, after opening all of his gifts, finds out that his dad had Read more…
Taking It to Work: When ten lepers were healed, only one returned to praise God. They all called out to Jesus as, “Master,” before they were healed, but once the need was no longer there, Jesus asked, “Where are the other nine?”. It’s also interesting that the only one that Read more…
Taking It to Work: In the workplace, it is a general rule that the more negative, difficult or controversial the subject, the higher the form of communication that is needed. In other words, the worst way to convey bad news is by text (our current lowest form of communication). The Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: Work is a gift of the Father. To tend to responsibility is nourishment to the caregiver. Tasks required and completed give satisfaction. Challenge to strain, allows gift and talent to release. I gave the garden before the fall. To care and complete was the joy; Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: That joy would be complete; give to each other the better gift. Take to them yourself in fullness, for the written is not as the presence, and the pen not as the touch. As the eyes are the windows of the soul, so the mouth Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: There is no greatness in sloth. Only those who diligently seek and find will feel pleasure in their labor from their Lord. Mountains of gold will not bring the contentedness of heart bought with honest labor in a place blessed by your God. It will Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: You have My Spirit. You have given to Me yourself, and you are Mine. With this you now see, still in part, but you are no longer blind. The many who work beside you, they are still in deep darkness – blind to what is Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: It is in all weather a disciple is called, following for growth unavailable from himself, that once grown, to teach others a way they would not know. How then do you grow without? For the sapling needs protection from wind and great heat. Alone it Read more…
Listinening to the Holy Spirit: Much of the workday calls your attention to those you serve. Manager and customer alike demand the attention of your day. In the workplace you are paid for that attention, but there is far greater. As the crippled man begged for only money, far greater Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: Work is a gift of the Father. To tend to responsibility is nourishment to the caregiver. Tasks required and completed give satisfaction. Challenge to strain, allows gift and talent to release. I gave the garden before the fall. To care and complete was the joy; Read more…