Taking It to Work: The message today may seem more personal in nature than workplace oriented, speaking more directly to the true position of our heart with God, than maybe our disposition at work. But in reality, they are very closely related. Challenging Sunday messages and the scriptures that we Read more
Taking It to Work: I often think we must look like perpetual teenagers to God. I’ve raised a few of them now, and there is a common desire in each of them for independence from their parents. Some personalities show it a bit stronger than others, but especially in my Read more
Taking It to Work: Who do you work with that, “rubs you the wrong way”? Maybe they are bossy, loud, or lazy. Maybe they are arrogant, rude or vulgar. Whatever the case might be, they also may be future brothers or sisters in Christ whom God wants to extend grace, Read more
Taking It to Work: I don’t know if this is Christ-like, but I love this guy, Mark Rober on YouTube, that puts packages on people’s porches as bait for these crooked thieves, known as Porch Pirates, that routinely steal other people’s packages from outside their homes. Mark very professionally and Read more
Taking It to Work: In general, it is not until later in life that a son or daughter will truly appreciate what was done for them when they lived at home with their parents. Mom’s lasagna, Dad’s help with fixing things, yearly family vacations, new school clothes, free A/C and Read more
Taking It to Work: The TRUTH of God’s Word is mighty. For centuries, actually for millennia, the ungodly have feared the truth in the pages of our Bible, and that same truth when it’s on our lips. History shows, it is the truth of God that changes lives, displaces error, Read more
Taking It to Work: What did you have to do to get good at your job? If you’re like most of us, you had to put time into honing your skills. That may have been through education; a trade school or college, or it may have been just years of Read more
Taking It to Work: Before FCCI, I remember I had a desire to talk about my faith at work, as I felt bad for the good men and women I worked with that were living life without any thought of God; but I was fearful, not only of rejection, but Read more
Taking It to Work: There is an old saying, that we should, “bloom where we are planted.” Although not a direct quote from the Bible, I do believe the Bible supports the concept. In Jeremiah 29, where so many Israelites were exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon (a horrible situation if Read more
Taking It to Work: Today we address the bad idea of the seven day work week, which many of us have. Here’s a little history: About three centuries after Jesus walked the earth, Christianity had gotten so strong that the Holy Day to rest and honor to the Lord was Read more