My prayers were leading me towards exiting banking to teach business leaders to integrate their faith into their business practices, but I had doubts. God knew I needed affirmation. So, God sent a bank customer who owned a heating and air business. With “Christian-owned business” embroidered on his shirt, this man cussed profusely as he proceeded to tell me about ...
A frustration I had working in large corporations was when I knew the solution to a situation, but was told, “that’s not how we do it.” I despised hearing, “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” Occasionally, my superiors had good reasons, but frequently my unconventional methods would have proven more fruitful. In Matthew 8, one of Jesus’ disciples wanted ...
When I learned my father’s surgery was being done at Research Hospital, I was apprehensive. Research is in one of the most blighted and crime-ridden areas of our city. Safety and level of care were concerns of mine, especially since my wife Kathy was to stay with dad in the hospital. As a former registered nurse, Kathy, has high expectations ...
The day before my family’s annual trip to Table Rock Lake in Branson, we learned of the tragic sinking of a Duck Boat. Seventeen people died. Nine members of one family died, while another family had nine members who all lived. This improbable result can surface questions like, “Why did one family have nine members die, while another family all ...
According to Baylor University’s “National Survey of Work, Entrepreneurship and Religion,” churches would be more fruitful if they emphasized the integration of faith and work. The survey revealed that “full-time workers who regularly attend a congregation that highlights faith at work, experience higher job satisfaction and job commitment.” Very few churches spend much time teaching their members to apply scripture ...
Mark was selling roofing jobs door to door in a city with a recent hailstorm. He and a sales trainee came upon a house where an elderly man had slammed the door on Mark previously. The sales trainee persisted until Mark agreed to let him try again. Mark prepared himself for an ugly confrontation, but he wasn’t prepared for what ...
Recently, I had a troubling conversation with a Christian who claimed to believe the Bible. Later, he tried to convince me that the Bible said that there were many more boats and families that survived the flood besides Noah’s. His proof was based on TV shows he had watched. It seemed that he hadn’t studied the actual bible story of ...
In the business world, hopes are placed in many different items. Some people hope in their retirement plan, others put their hope in profitability, and for some their hope lies in power or influence. The problem with those kinds of hope is when your wealth or power suffers hope quickly disappears. When people lose hope, they become rudderless. Fortunately, when ...
In high school, my journalism teacher taught that news was reporting the facts without bias. If I interjected bias into a news article, my grade suffered. In my opinion, the craft of journalism has lost its way. The American Press Institute says, “Journalism attempts to be fair and accurate. It does this through objective methods and managing bias.” Unbiased reporting ...
There used to be a degree of civility and respect that permeated most workplaces. This seems to be harder to find in today’s world. The issues of the day can be so contentious that many workers tend to avoid controversial conversations at all. When people do engage, it can lead to tempers flaring. As Christians in the workplace we have ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
