Jason tells of a period early in his work life, when he worked in food service. One feature of that experience was that he frequently came home smelling like the food from the restaurant. Later in his career, he committed that when he went to work, his colleagues would “smell Jesus” on him. Acts 4:13 describes: “When they saw the ...
An online scammer used the email address of one of Phil’s customers to order $325,000 of computer equipment. Once the computers had been shipped, Phil discovered that the transaction was a scam. Against the advice of others, Phil chose to pay his vendor rather than file bankruptcy. This left his small business with a huge financial hole. Around Christmas time ...
If you’ve hired a plumber recently you’ve probably discovered that service calls are sometimes three times more expensive than before Covid. Currently, there is more work than workers. With a decreased immigration population this won’t likely get better. This makes for a significant opportunity for young people to consider the trades as their career choice. According to a Deloitte study, ...
Prior to the Jewish people entering a period of about 400 years with no new written words from God, Daniel was given a vision of what evil was to come. But the Jews had to know God to have the wisdom to resist the evil that was coming, not just know of God. In Daniel 11, an angel shared with ...
One of the many gifts that God has given us is the ability to remember. In the business world, remembering our career wins and the losses gives us wisdom and discernment. Remembering past experiences gives us insight into navigating future challenges. But perhaps the greatest value of remembering comes when we remember where we are in God. Remembering our calling ...
In its 2025 Life@Work Report, Barna Group research company identified three main elements that determined whether work was meaningful to employees: people, purpose, and impact. The report encourages leaders to build strong communities at work and help team members connect their work to larger, meaningful outcomes. The report encourages workers to find meaning by investing in workplace relationships, continually learning, ...
In a Harvard Business Review article titled, “How the Busiest People Find Joy,” the authors discovered that a factor in maximizing our joy is to diversify your activities. Finding areas of passion is important, but research also reveals that there is a risk in having one singular focus. Investing our time in only one passion can create a diminishing return ...
In a Harvard Business Review article titled, “How the Busiest People Find Joy,” the authors discovered that a factor in maximizing our joy is to follow our passions. The author’s research discovered that when we pursue activities that align with what we find personally rewarding, our life satisfaction can soar four times greater than when we’re doing things good or ...
In a Harvard Business Review article titled, “How the Busiest People Find Joy,” the authors discovered that it’s important to avoid passive pursuits to experience higher levels of joy. After a long day at work, many people watch tv, explore social media, or spend time gaming. These activities are passive pursuits. The authors discovered that, on a three-point scale, joy ...
According to Harvard Business Review, research reveals that to live a satisfying life, achievement, meaningfulness, and joy are needed. They discovered, however, that the most elusive of those three was joy. In this series, let’s address a few research-based insights to better understand and experience more joy. The first insight to note is this: How people spend their extra time ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
