During my childhood my mother worked outside the home full-time and somehow managed to raise five kids. With that as a backdrop, when I married Kathy, I assumed she would always work outside the home as well. She did, until we discovered that my son, Jeremy, had autism and needed more help than a daycare could provide. Kathy’s new vocational ...
Years ago, my office in a bank lobby had a large glass window to the outside. One “Good Friday” had been a lovely sunny day, until early afternoon. In just moments a total darkness settled over the city. My office filled with people as they came to marvel at the sudden darkness. A co-worker proclaimed, “This is like the original ...
A great example of the impact a story can have is how Spring Break became such a booming movement. In the 1950s, Spring Break attracted only 20,000 college students to Fort Lauderdale, until 1958. In 1958, Glendon Swarthout released “Where the Boys Are.” This book, which later became a movie, told the story of college girls meeting boys during Spring ...
As a Polish Jew, Sonia Warshawski survived six years of beatings and murders in the Auschwitz death camp, even though most of her family didn’t. The day the British liberated the camp a Nazi soldier shot Sonia, yet, she survived. For the last 30 years Sonia has flourished as a tailor in a dying shopping mall. While all the other ...
The Barna Group’s research discovered that 20% of practicing Christians believe that their meaning and purpose are based only on “earning as much as possible so you can make the most of life.” God wants more for us. Yesterday, we discussed that only 8 million people have a biblical worldview at work. That leaves 147 million working without the timeless ...
500 years ago, today, Martin Luther wrote a letter in protest to Johann Tetzel’s business venture. Tetzel had been sent by Pope Leo 10 to raise money for St. Peter’s Basilica. Tetzel creatively began selling what he called “indulgences.” Tetzel assured the poor that if they paid an “indulgence” to the church, their loved one’s souls would immediately be released ...
My son Daniel and I attended a workshop that promised to teach us how to build our own business. When we got there, it was a multi-level marketing program that focused on building up our own image. In Jeremiah 1, God says those who follow him will do some tearing down and some building up. If we’re building our own ...
Recently, a study on workaholism, referenced in the Wall Street Journal, concluded that the impact workaholism has on health is negligible for those who love their work. However, for those who described themselves as unengaged or feeling trapped in their work, their risks for serious health disorders increases. Since Gallup research reveals that 70% of workers today are disengaged in ...
This week we’re discussing 5 Ps of the importance of our work. Today’s focus is on Productivity. In the 19th century it would have seemed impossible that the earth could ever produce enough food to feed 7 billion people. Then God provided divine insight to several inventors that ushered in the Industrial Revolution. Their inventions took productivity to a level ...
Recently, at a Leadercast simulcast, Pastor Andy Stanley shared about the meaning and importance of purpose in our professional lives. He highlighted that it’s hard for us to have true purpose if we think that our purpose revolves around us personally, rather than on something or someone much greater. Andy mentioned that he frequently shares with his staff, “Your glory ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
