2009-04-10T07:39:00-06:00

While it is only natural to look at our wages and our paychecks — after all, they put food on the talbe –an obsession with money and employment leads to wrong-headed decisions.One foolish way to work is to do it solely for money. If you choose a job based strictly on the salary, you will be disappointed! This story illustrates it best: An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with... Read more

2009-04-09T08:24:00-06:00

“You want a prediction about the weather? I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life”.— Bill Murray, Groundhog DayBill Murray uttered those iconic, hollow words in the movie, Groundhog Day. The premise of the movie is that his calendar was stuck. Every day, he had the same conversations, the same events, the same dreary world. He lived out the same experience every day.... Read more

2009-04-01T18:48:00-06:00

Take a look around. Go ahead. Look at the grasses pushing up through the soil, crushed by winter’s snow and cold.Look at the fuzzy blossoms on the tree outside.Look at the heavens – a billion stars – probably more.Look at the smile of an infant.Look at the smile of a grandmother.Look at your own face. Go ahead.Think about when time ends.Now think about it real hard, till your mind says ‘enough.’Think about the edge of spaceHarderYou probably can’t quite comprehend... Read more

2009-03-30T18:28:00-06:00

“I think the devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: Noise, Hurry and Crows…Satan is quite aware of the power of silence.”— Jim Elliot “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed”Luke 5:16Mark Driscoll (of Mars Hill Church) has a terrific piece in Relevant magazine called “Sound Wisdom.” Driscoll documents his life – he wakes to an alarm, turns on his blackberry, checks his email, listens to the radio while showering, watches TV while dressing, turns... Read more

2009-03-27T12:42:00-06:00

Violence in the workplace really gained prominence 15 years ago with a rash of shootings from pizza parlors to factory floors to office buildings. At the time, the Workplace Violence Institute released a study that showed more than 110,000 incidents of violence in the workplace resulting in deaths of more than 750 workers. Something had to be done. So employers formed workplace intervention groups, hired counselors and employees trained. We have never been more sensitive, more averse to emotion, or... Read more

2009-03-24T07:52:00-06:00

The story is told about a television circus show that highlighted a Bengal tiger act. Like the rest of the show, it was done “live” before a large audience. **One evening, the tiger trainer went into the cage with several tigers to do a routine performance. The door was locked behind him. The spotlights highlighted the cage, the television cameras moved in close, and the audience watched in suspense as the trainer skillfully put the tigers through their paces. To... Read more

2009-03-20T20:52:00-06:00

There is anguish all around us. In our own back yard people are losing their jobs, losing their homes, losing their hope. The ugly smell of fear wafts through the cracks in the wall between “us and them” and we know that it might not be long before we join their ranks. The pitch black of night is not a place we ever thought we would be. Even the day’s are dark. Despite the frenzied pitch of political campigns of... Read more

2009-03-17T12:09:00-06:00

A Sacramento-area church has ventured into the arena of helping job seekers prepare for the brutal employment market, believing that God can help. The church offers workshops on finding God’s will, finding jobs specific to giftings, and helps keep the unemployed from despair. The ministry is called “Career Coaching” and is in response to increased unemployment. More than 200 job seekers have been part of the program and a number have found work either during or after completing the program.... Read more

2009-03-13T06:00:00-06:00

Here lies John Harper. Jun 12 1908 – May 18, 1972. The simple grave marker is all that most people will ever know about John Harper. It’s a simple testament to a a 64-year old man who was born and who died. It should provoke questions. What kind of life did he lead? Was he simply a victim of circumstance to be commemorated only with a cold piece of stone? What on that tombstone could he have changed? The name... Read more

2009-03-09T18:49:00-06:00

Todd Wilkerson has perhaps one of the strangest acting jobs in America. He’s the man who dons the plastic mask, red cape and white tights with a faux crown and spreads the gospel of Burger King. This mascot is, well, a little creepy. But at the same time, he was wildly popular as the ad gurus for BK put him in football game, in stranger’s beds, working on skyscrapers, playing pro football, worksites, in press conferences. Well…he was everywhere. (Check... Read more

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