In a Business Week survey, some interesting results came out about worker esteem. When they asked employees “Are you one of the top 10 percent of performers in your company,” 90 percent of employees said, “yes.” Do the math.91 percent of men answered “yes,” as did 89 percent of women and 93 percent of those over the age of 55. Middle managers scored the “lowest” with a paltry 84 percent. It seems that we have an elevated opinion of ourselves.... Read more
“Work is not always required… there is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.”— George McDonald What do you think about ‘sacred idleness?’ Choosing rest is one thing, but when it is forced on you — by sickness, calamity, or unemployment — it can be unsettling. We are interested in what think about this concept? Click here to comment. Please, share with a friend if you feel moved. Read all past issues at... Read more
“I had no idea it was that bad .” We’ve all said that when we have had friends or coworkers who went through a major emotional change in their life. A marriage on the rocks. An attempted suicide. A deep depression. A loss of hope. Who knew? We were oblivious to their need. Most of our daily interactions are strictly surface relationships. We barely scratch below the well-crafted façade. A quick chat in the elevator or a hello past a... Read more
(Thanks to The High Calling for publishing the following article. It is reprinted with permission. You can read the article here.) As a boy, my mother routinely reminded us to wipe our feet when we dashed into the house at full speed. She rarely even looked up as we came in. She just knew that brother and I would have dirty shoes. Mom had good reason for concern. The empty lots and open fields were our playgrounds. And on the... Read more
I must admit, a life without God has a certain appeal. No one to hold me accountable. No one to make me feel guilty. No one to tell me right and wrong. And you probably feel the same way. But without God, I must lay my entire destiny to chance. And when I leave things to chance, the odds are usually stacked against me. With these depressing odds, then I am forced to do something, anything, to wrest control from... Read more
Like it or not, we are different. There is a distinct difference between those of the world an those of the way. There is a worldview, a fundamental difference between those who live for themselves and those who live for God. At least there should be. When Peter called us aliens, strangers in a strange land, he wasn’t kidding. We have a different perspective on how the world functions. We have a new view of our own nature. We have... Read more
The authors of this blog have been blessed to be continuously employed through these tumultuous times. Of course, this could change tomorrow. But millions have lost their jobs. And millions of others will lose their jobs this year. Are we ready for this reality? What if my job is next?Our fellow High Calling blogger Wayne at From the Factory Floor got laid off this last week. Rather than despair about his situation, his attitude “is the same now as when... Read more
Disneyland. Perfectly manicured. Well organized. Not a piece of trash. Everyone smiles. It’s a well-oiled machine, perfected over decades. They have a stellar reputation. But behind the scenes it’s work – hard work. The truth is that each day the destination produces tons of waste in thousands of trash cans. Guests produce 30 tons of trash each day. And there are toilets to scrub, floors to scrub and windows to clean. There are rides to maintain, bolts to tighten and... Read more
“Doubt”…continued, Read part 1 here It has been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. I would like to offer another variation of this process: The unquestioned faith is not worth professing. The Bible suggests that the seeker and even the doubter, is more welcomed by God than the stodgy believer whose faith is rigid and unexamined. Beware the man or woman who claims to have all the answers. Unless they have a glimpse of eternity that is... Read more
We all have things in our past that we would rather forget. The ugly.The dirty.The shameful.The painful. Things we thought buried, sunken in the earth’s core. Rotting. Decaying. Forgotten. Then, like zombies rising from the dead, they come back at the oddest of times. An old relationship returns with the barbs ready to pierce. A wound healed begins to ooze again. Words spoken that evoke bitter memories. They rise from the past. Mumbling, moaning, they step into our living rooms... Read more
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