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: We are all familiar with Murphy’s law. It’s the pessimistic law that seems to apply to anything and everything. It’s why when you drop a piece of toast, it’s going to land butter-side down, or why the other line or the other lane, always moves faster. Read more
Taking It to Work: When can you get somewhere faster, by stopping and going in the opposite direction? The answer: whenever you have made a wrong turn. In the story of the prodigal son, that son made a very wrong turn, and his best way forward, was to go back. Read more
Taking It to Work: What times in your life did you grow mentally, spiritually or physically stronger? How about intellectually stronger? Good teachers know, and I have had many. They push, they challenge, they pile on the work stretching your mind to think, reason, and understand. I’ve had good coaches Read more
Taking It to Work: We all can forget very quickly that we were not always like we are now. I remember myself. I was an arrogant and self-focused teen, with little regard for others. Even after I gave my life to Christ, it took years for my behavior to truly Read more
Taking It to Work: I remember my grandfather telling me that it was very easy for him to quit smoking. He said he had done it a hundred times. Well, the New Year’s resolutions are coming. If stats are right, about forty percent of us will have at least one Read more
Taking It to Work: It’s easy to forget that the kind of worker we are, reflects the kind of person we are to others. When we work, we are unknowingly telling a story of who we are. People are always watching, and if we claim to be a Christian, sometimes Read more
Taking It to Work: I was just talking in my FCCI group this morning, where about a half dozen of us business leaders get together for a weekly meeting of how to lead in our companies for maximum Kingdom impact. We were talking about trials in the workplace. It turns Read more
Taking It to Work: Do you remember the first subject God spoke of when he gave the commandments to Moses? How about the answer from Jesus when the Pharisees asked Him what was the greatest, most important commandment? The answer: Nothing is to be higher than God in our lives. Read more