Taking It to Work: We live in an age where it can be embarrassing to say, “I don’t know.” At work we may feel inadequate if we don’t know the answer. As Christians we may feel that we need to have all the answers about our faith, God and all Read more…
Taking It to Work: Did you realize that the human race thrives on story telling? From grade-schoolers gathering for grandpa’s war stories, to the hundreds of streaming reels, shorts and stories online, to the over $150 billion that was spent last year in the film industry; we as a people Read more…
Taking It to Work: I am a fisherman, and I love going out on the open ocean. I can sit for hours looking out over that beautiful, blue expanse. Sea turtles, deep water dolphin, flying fish, and when we lived down in Mexico for a while, whales. Huge fin whales Read more…
Taking It to Work: A cornered wolf acts deceptively similar to an outright aggressive wolf – bared teeth, wild swinging claws, loud and threatening barks or growls. An untrained eye could easily mistake one for the other. While shouting may prompt an aggressive wolf to reconsider, flicking the nose of Read more…
Taking It to Work: I have said many times that I am just too busy. I am sure those same words have danced in your mind a time or two. Typically, when I verbalize those thoughts, it is when I am asked to do something unplanned or inconvenient. It actually Read more…
Taking It to Work: There is a very big difference between owning and managing a company, and managing a company like you own it. A good manager will be one who runs it with an owner’s mentality. In the owner’s absence he will manage it in a way that benefits Read more…
Taking It to Work: There is a common false teaching out there that says that God will never bring calamity or hardship in your life. It only takes a little bible study to know that this teaching is wrong, just like we would all agree that a father should teach Read more…
Taking It to Work: We have a common enemy who wants us to feel hopeless in tough situations, whispering in our minds thoughts that are not true, and are meant to drag us down. Even the most spiritually strong people you know fight these dark thoughts at times. Our response? Read more…
Taking It to Work: Do you have what it takes to be a good captain? To be called a sea captain, you must study and pass an array of written tests. It is expected that you would know the rules of seamanship, and the complexities of how to pilot your Read more…
Taking It to Work: Bernie Madoff died just a few years ago. He made himself infamous across the globe for executing the world’s largest Ponzi scheme, worth almost $65,000,000,000. He follows in the footsteps of Charles Ponzi himself, who made himself rich “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” and I’m sure Read more…