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 Read more
Taking It to Work: I make a fairly poor joke about my memory every once in awhile. I hold up my phone and I say, “This phone is my memory!” Unfortunately, over the years, that has become true. Appointments, meetings, and every phone number is in my phone, not my Read more
Taking It to Work: Pastors sometimes get offended when the church is referred to as an organization. I can understand why, for it so much more than the average company or business. It is the working Body of Christ on earth, so I understand the objections. But serving in my Read more
Taking It to Work: When I have status meetings, I like to keep them fairly upbeat. I think it’s good for the staff, the company as a whole, and frankly, it’s good for me as well. I like to start off with accomplishments, accolades, and discussions around what is going Read more
Taking It to Work: I heard a story years ago, and I think I heard it is a true story, of a high school boy who was known for his ability to eat. At parties, friend’s homes, and out on the town, this boy amazed everyone with the amount of Read more
Taking It to Work: Are you a glass half-empty, or a glass half-full type person? I tend to be halfway between the two. Here’s why. If I listen to too much news, either the fake variety or the true variety, it tends to drag me down (both of them), then Read more
Taking It to Work: Facebook. Instagram. They don’t help. Seeing others only at their best, looking at their new car, new home or all the fun they are having on vacation; although it keeps us up to date, it also can keep us in a constant state of comparison. It Read more
Taking It to Work: Life, even to the most brilliant biologists, is still a mystery. There is an unseen miracle that differentiates life from death. And although they are both around us constantly, we don’t stop to consider how clearly they point to God. The common teaching in the schools Read more
Taking It to Work: One of my favorite movies of all time is, “Frequency”. Very rarely do you come across a Hollywood movie that has a great storyline, action, suspense, good morals, clean language, and pretty decent acting. It even stars Jim Caviezel, the same actor who played Jesus in Read more
Taking It to Work: I’ll be honest; sometimes I envy those who are not held to God’s high standards. They’re just people living for themselves, and doing whatever they deem necessary to make things work out for them. I’ve known supervisors and coworkers who have done some pretty shady stuff, Read more