Isolation is a real and tangible result of working from home. With isolation comes the risk of lethargy, depression and addiction. A recent article by Teamwork encourages teammates working from home to “reach out to the people around you, go the extra mile to look out for others where you can: check in with your teammates and see how they’re ...
When I was a child, September was a big month. In our immediate family there were three of us with September birthdays. A birthday is one of the few times in the year to help someone feel special. Holidays are celebrated by all, but a birthday is an opportunity to be personally recognized. Many insurance practices have been built on ...
If you’ve ever watched a TV show where a lion is hunting its prey, you will recognize the lion’s common practice of finding the slowest or weakest gazelle and isolating them. Once their prey is isolated, victory is easy. Our enemy also desires to isolate us so that we can be taken down morally, knowing that we are at our ...
Years ago, I listened as a bank customer became loud and verbally abusive to one of our personal bankers. He said hateful things that crushed her spirit and had her in tears. Greg, our bank president, heard what was going on and intervened. He rebuked the customer, handed the customer a check for the balance in his account, and told ...
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Kansas City Royals pulled off an incredible accomplishment this year. They signed five top draft picks and they did it for only $100,000. The reason these new players selected the Kansas City Royals is due to Dayton Moore’s commitment and concern for his minor league players. During the pandemic, most baseball teams cut ...
My son, Jeremy, works in a sheltered workshop for workers with special needs. Local businesses contract with the workshop to perform routine jobs. In the past, Jeremy’s employer paid him based on his volume of production. Because of Jeremy’s poor social skills and obsessive compulsiveness, he worked very fast. What motivates Jeremy, however, is not extra money. Instead, he’s driven ...
Stan’s a friend who pastors an urban church. Stan told me a story recently. Stan’s stepfather was very abusive. When Stan’s brother terrorized or abused Stan, rather than seek his stepfathers help, Stan learned it was safer to manage the situation personally. Stan claims that many in the black community feel the same way about police. To many, the police ...
When our first grandchild was born, Kathy and I decided to do a Bible study on grandparenting. Many view grandparenting as an occasional babysitting duty. God desires us to realize we have an opportunity and a responsibility to help shape the character and spiritual development of the precious gift of grandchildren. In Psalm 71:18, David wrote “Even when I am ...
In his book God at Work, David Miller highlighted four E’s of faith at work with his Integration Box. The second one is Evangelism. We have all been called by Jesus to the Great Commission, but sometimes we can rush evangelism before earning the right to share. My friend, Bob, loves to evangelize, but one day one of Bob’s vendors ...
Currently, I have two daughters pregnant, which has caused me to be more reflective of when fatherhood was new to me. When I was a first-time father, all I knew about fathering was theoretical and what I had experienced as a son. I didn’t feel qualified to be given such a big responsibility, but at that point, I had no ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
