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 ...
Musician Chris Tomlin was once interviewed by a reporter who asked how he reconciled the fact that he leads worship to God, but the spotlight is on Chris. After reflection, Chris shared that his job is to “be the moon.” Chris further shared, “The moon has no source of power, but it reflects the light from the sun. My job ...
Many years ago, my old Malibu needed some work. I found a car repair business in a Christian directory that had a fish symbol in their advertisement. I gave them a try. It was a horrible experience. Their level of incompetence was staggering. When I challenged the owner, as a fellow Christian, to make it right, the owner laughed and ...
Movie producer and actor, Stephen Kendrick, was an inspiration to me recently. Stephen shared that when he and his brothers began working with Sony as their movie distributor, they asked to begin their meetings in prayer. At first, it was awkward for these Sony executives. But when these executives began to see God answer the Kendrick Brothers’ prayers, things changed. ...
Halloween is a strange holiday that seems to have a tension between good and evil. Some historians believe it began with Christian roots tied to All Saints Day. Others speak of Halloween’s pagan roots. Today, however, it seems that there is very little sign of Christianity in this holiday. In the workplace, Halloween can spark conversations. I wouldn’t rob the ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
