Does Working Mom = Massive Guilt?
Meet Tracy Thomas, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Bright Hope, wife of Tojy and mother to Soraya, Caleb and Zachary. Tracy has been a working woman since her teens – she paid for college working...
View ArticleWork Is Not the Enemy
Last month we posted a NYT article by Erin Callan, former CFO of Lehman Brothers, in which she confessed how her work had become a consuming priority—and ultimately her identity.
View Article“Pull rank,” or lead?
The young woman’s face grew red, although considerable time had passed since the incident she was describing. She continued, I work at a law firm. I made a mistake and my boss yelled at me. I was...
View ArticleSelling Cars | Serving the Community
Don Flow, owner and CEO of Flow Automotive, believes that Christian business leaders have a unique opportunity to shape communities and influence culture. By focusing on living as a faithful follower...
View ArticleThank God for Highway Reflectors and the People Who Make Them
Last weekend I had to drive home after dark in a torrential rainstorm. Driving—even in good weather—makes me anxious, so that night I clinched the steering wheel extra tight, craned my neck and...
View ArticleDoes Your Work Really Matter?
Purposelessness is epidemic, and it's showing up in how we think and talk about our work. According to Gallup research, less than a third of Americans in the workforce are actively engaged and...
View ArticleCubicle Conversion: How Eric Metaxas Came to Christ
The spiritual significance of what happens in the workplace matters. Just ask Eric Metaxas.Metaxas is an American author probably best known for writing two New York Times bestselling biographies, one...
View ArticleWhy RG LeTourneau Gave 90 Percent
If you’ve ever been part of a church fund-raising campaign, you’ve likely heard the name R.G. LeTourneau. His story of giving is the stuff capital-campaigns are made of. However, the story of why he...
View ArticleFrom Instagram Snapshot to Feature Film
When I was all of 24 years old, I met this guy at church. He was 26. Good looking. Friendly. Pretty wife. Adopted newborn kid. Former college quarterback. Physical therapist. Committed Christ-follower....
View ArticleLeaving the Ministry?
“He left the ministry.” I can still remember hearing my pastor father’s sadness describing someone who had left the pastorate. My dad hated to see gifted people leaving church work. At age 34, he had...
View ArticleBasketball and Funeral Homes
"A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance” (Ecclesiastes 3:4, NIV 2011).
View ArticleYard Work Is Not Part of the Curse
When I was a boy, I thought mowing the lawn was part of the curse. Maybe that’s because our yard wasn’t beautiful, or by the time I got our clunker mower started, I was already worn out. Recently I met...
View ArticleA Yellen Reputation
Last week the President announced that he planned to nominate Janet Yellen to Chair the Federal Reserve Bank. If approved, she’ll be the first woman to ever hold that post. Wow! There’s a lot being...
View ArticleIf I Had a Billion Dollars
Ten years ago The Externally Focused Church by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson awakened Christians to the fact that most communities wouldn’t notice if local churches disappeared. The book played a huge...
View ArticleHow does being a part of the body of Christ influence your job?
The kids at my church asked me this question, and it really got me thinking. I hope being part of the body of Christ influences everything I do—whether I’m at work, at home, at church on Sunday...
View ArticleA Psalm for Veterans Day and Everyday
This morning I read Psalm 138. It’s an appropriate Psalm for Veterans Day, November 11, as we stop to remember and thank God for protecting us through the work of men and women who are devoted...
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