As a new Christian in my 30s, my sometimes black and white approach to life became magnified. If I saw someone who claimed to be a Christian drinking alcohol at a business reception, I found myself questioning their salvation. If my wife didn’t want to go to church one week, I feared that she might wind up in hell. ...
When I was in banking, the bank foreclosed on a house by holding an auction on the courthouse steps. Only two people showed up, our bank attorney and me. When new information surfaced after the auction, my boss asked me to illegally change the sale documents in our favor. Then I remembered that God was on those courthouse steps. ...
In this series, we’re discussing fearing God at work. The Strong’s Concordance tells us that the word “fear,” when used in the Old and New Testament, typically means, “morally reverent.” The dictionary defines reverent as “showing deep and solemn respect.” When I was a young banker, my boss was one of the most powerful men in our community. There ...
Small business owners know that customers are the life blood of their organization. So knowingly angering one of them is risky. A new friend who owns a martial arts academy took that risk recently. After developing his mission statement and core values, he put them on a plaque by the front door of his business. His mission statement states ...
If you come to our home, you will see over our front door a scripted Bible verse. Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I love the tension and mystery of the two different ends of this passage. In my 20s, the desire of my heart was wealth. ...
While driving through Chick-fil-a, I noticed two bumper stickers on the car in front of me. One said, “Separation of Church and State.” The other said, “I don’t care what the Bible says.” Yet, this female driver told the order taker, “I just love Chick-fil-a!” It seemed that this person likely didn’t understand the irony in her love for ...
Bezalel was a craftsman who modeled enduring work. In this series we’re discussing the different attributes that made Bezalel’s work long-lasting. Bezalel’s second attribute is skill. God gave Bezalel unique skills in his area of expertise, craftsmanship. God has blessed each of us with certain skills. Some are gifted at sales, others with finance, and some as craftsmen. Enduring ...
At 6 am, I received a robo call from AT&T. At first, I was angry about the early call, but then I remembered that I had previously asked God to help me spend more time with Him. Although my plan had been to get up at 6:30 that morning, I realized this was a perfect opportunity to go for ...
A friend of mine likes to say that we are all just one step away from stupid. For decades, King David had faithfully and humbly trusted God. But eventually, David’s pride opened the door for Satan to entice David to take a census. God required that each person pay a ransom to God during a census as a ...
Peter Rex, a technology investor, wrote a Wall Street Journal article about the lack of faith in Silicon Valley. He references a 2018 survey which discovered that 50% of tech workers are either atheists or agnostic. Furthermore, a recent Napa Legal Institute report found that social-media platforms increasingly censor religious believers who oppose abortion, assisted suicide and transgender ideology. This makes ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
