“I stepped onto the court and it was a feeling like I’ve never felt before.” This wasn’t Nene’s first venture onto the hardwood. He had played thousands of games. But none greater than this one for big Denver Nugget center. Just 73 days earlier he had undergone testicular cancer surgery. And 30 days prior, he had undergone chemotherapy. And here he was, running the court to the cheers of 19,000 fans. This was no mind over matter. This wasn’t a... Read more
Our friend and mentor, Randy Kilgore who heads the “Made to Matter” workplace faith ministry, recently published a list of three myths that persist among Christians who work. We’ll summarize, but you should read the whole post here.Myth 1: True workplace faith is about ethics. The working Christian doesnt just follow a list of rules. Jesus’ call was about “doing the right thing in the right way with the right motives.” Myth 2: Faith at work is about evangelism. We... Read more
Deep inside we all want our work to matter. This is why most of us take our work and careers so seriously. Where we stray is when we focus on what our jobs can do for us instead of what our jobs can do for God. Let’s start with the brutal truth: work is hard and God made it that way — by design. The stark reality is that God created work and He created play and the two are... Read more
We know Jesus as Savior, as Lord, as a perfect teacher. But rarely do we view him as a revolutionary.Almost everything he did was completely opposite what others expected. At first, the zealots hoped that he would be their “go to” guy, the one who would step into the political arena and restore government. Finally. But, to their dismay, he acted like he could care less about politics. Instead, he came not to overthrow the government, he came to overthrow... Read more
Shrinking the Camel brought up “salty language” in a recent post and World magazine had a discussion about swearing and the Christian. This got us to thinking about some things we have talked about before: Cussing at work. A British study says that regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff. According to the researchers, studied the use of profanity in the workplace allows workers to better express themselves and develop better social relationships.The study suggests that... Read more
G.K. Chesterson writes about the “divine discontent.” “That’s the feeling that there is more to this life than just living. It’s the nagging that this world is not our home. It’s the romance of the heart from the Almighty.” Are you “unsettled.” Is it possible that your discomfort is divine in nature, or is it just because you are not content? Share your thoughts here. Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past issues at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidrupert Read more
Image via Wikipedia “I, the devil, will always see to it that there are bad people. Your job, my dear Wormwood, is to provide me with the people who do not care.” — The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis“What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? ”“I don’t know and I don’t care.— Mother Goose and Grimm As much as we would like to say we care about the world around us, our actions tell us otherwise. Despite our verbal fervor for... Read more
There was a man who was intrigued by circus elephants and actually got a chance to go backstage. The baby elephant was held in place with a huge screw type stake and a heavy chain that kept him close. He fought and pulled and yanked to no avail. The mother however, sat content to the side, held only with a rope tied to the fence. You see, she had been for years tied to that same stake with a heavy... Read more
Fox has ordered a new reality show called Someone’s Gotta Go, where employees choose which of their colleagues to lay off. It plays off the long-running Survivor series, but it brings it to a familiar place — the office. And it plays off a very real worry — layoffs. Advertising Age asks, “Does America want to see people being fired by their own colleagues?”Our take is, “yes, they will.” Our nation has a morbid fascination with watching others suffer. It... Read more
We are a shipwrecked people, swamped by the raging seas.Desperately we look for something to cling to, a plank of hope. We know that hope isn’t our money.We know it’s not our fortune. We know it’s not our good looks.We know it’s not our family connection.We know it’s not our jobs.We have tried all of those things, and they just cause us to sink into the dark oceanic abyss. Instead, we find salvation in the Master, who told us that... Read more
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