When Gene Willich was a high school counselor, he had to inform a student that the student’s mother had just been arrested. The young man was so distraught, Gene dropped to his knees and prayed with him. The school probably wouldn’t have condoned Gene’s actions, yet Gene knew what was needed in that moment. Decades later that young man ...
According to a recent Christian Post article, one of Chick-fil-a’s independent franchise owners was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Chick-fil-a has assured the public that this franchise owner will no longer be present in the restaurant. Chick-fil-a has one of the most rigorous hiring processes and diligence in selecting great people. But regardless of how well ...
Senator Bernie Sanders recently proposed to change the workweek from 40 hours a week to 32 hours. In this series we’re exploring biblical considerations pertinent to this issue. Previously we looked at God’s command to work six days a week. I believe our work includes maintaining our home and outside responsibilities. That leads to asking, “How many hours a day ...
The Senate has periodically discussed changing the workweek from 40 hours a week to 32 hours. In this series, we’re exploring biblical considerations on this issue. For me, the biggest challenge is reconciling God’s commands about work with our modern-day culture. After Israel had been oppressed as slaves by Egypt, after their deliverance, God commanded a new work schedule for ...
Senator Bernie Sanders recently proposed to change the workweek from 40 hours a week to 32 hours. In this series, we’re exploring biblical considerations pertinent to this issue. Our first consideration is defining work. The Oxford Dictionary defines work as “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.” The Hebrew word for work, ...
The Senate has periodically discussed changing the workweek from 40 hours a week to 32 hours. In this series, we’re exploring biblical considerations on this issue. Many of the attempts to shrink our work week seem to send the message that work is bad and should be limited when possible. God designed work to accomplish His purposes. By co-laboring with ...
A recent UK study labeled, Making Faith Work: Job Satisfaction in the UK, discovered that 77 per cent of the survey respondents who identified as religious were satisfied with their job, compared with just 50 per cent of the atheists. People of faith typically have hope. They have hope in an afterlife. They also have hope that there is ...
The meaning of Christmas has been highjacked before. According to Wikipedia, in the 17th century the Puritans banned the celebration of Christmas, because it became known for drunkenness and other mischief. Although Christmas was restored in 1660 as a holiday it still was in disrepute and not a prominent celebration until the 19th century thanks to Charles Dickens and other ...
On Christmas Eve 1968 our nation was reeling from a very bad year. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated, and the Vietnam War raged on. But a bright spot surfaced as three brave astronauts orbited the moon. As the world observed Apollo 8, Astronaut Bill Anders read from the Bible. "In the beginning, God created the ...
There are two verses in Psalm 37 that instruct us to delight in the Lord. One morning I asked the Lord to help me experience delighting in Him. Later that morning, while driving, I was moved to sing praises and pray with gratitude for the beautiful fall colors around me. I discovered a little better understanding of delight. As I ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
