Taking It to Work: Our devotional today talks about our very jobs being a distraction to eternal productivity. It is easy to get pulled into the “busy”. It is said that staying busy is easy, but staying productive is difficult. It can be that way both in a purely secular Read more
Taking It to Work: It is a common human desire to be better than others. From the earliest of years in school, we run hard to be the fastest on the playground, smartest in our class, or best at our sport. We compare muscles, height, hair, grades and, at least Read more
Taking It to Work: When I was a kid, one of my favorite heroes was a cool-headed swashbuckler named Zorro. He had a mask, a mustache, a sweet sword, and an incredible ability to stay cool under pressure. So much so, that when he would get into the climatic sword Read more
Taking It to Work: In many ways others are introduced to our God, not through church, or even scripture, but their first introduction is by seeing His reflection and His work, in us. What that means is that everywhere we go, everyone we meet, including at work, we are introducing Read more
Taking It to Work: As Christians in the workforce, we are not only called to live a life pleasing to God, but also to share the good news and make disciples. To many, the sharing of the Good News sounds like the scariest part of our Christian walk. Who wants Read more
Taking It to Work: In almost any city in the United States, if you want to have a little challenging fun, you can sign up for an Escape Room. For those of you who have never done or heard of it, it is a room that you get locked in, Read more
Taking It to Work: Do we need faith at work? Believe it or not, yes. Unfortunately though, for the most part, we can get away without it. I think that is one of the reasons why, for many, that work and faith are not naturally integrated. Our work world on Read more
Taking It to Work: You may think that personal struggles and our professional lives should not mix. Maybe in some aspects that might be true, but in reality, they tend to mix anyway, even when you don’t want them to. Today’s devotional talks about the tendency we all have to Read more
Take it to Work: The scriptures today have a very common theme, that we are “entrusted” to be faithful in passing on what we ourselvesĀ have received. Sometimes, even as devoted Christians, we become self-focused. We tend to be content with being saved, baptized, and growing personally in our faith, becomingĀ the Read more
Taking It to Work: When my family and I lived in Mexico, it was very common to get all your household water from a tinaco, which was basically a large plastic cistern that was filled by a constant trickle of “city water.” Let me tell you, looking down into that Read more