Acts of God

Last updated on: January 13, 2007 at 11:39 pm By David Rupert

In today’s agnostic and hyper-tolerant business environment, American corporations have actively worked to shunt God into the darkest corners, trying their best to hide from the reality of a supreme God. And yet virtually all of these same corporations try to protect their interests by invoking God in their legal contracts. Most corporate contracts have a boiler plate clause called Force Majeure. The term literally means “greater force” and these clauses cover “Acts of God” that prevent a company from... Read more

Should you quit your job?

Last updated on: January 9, 2007 at 8:10 pm By David Rupert

“Quite often we change jobs, friends and spouses instead of ourselves.”— Akbarali Jetha The typical American spends eight or more hours a day at work but that’s just the start of it. Add up the commute time, the time spent in personal preparation, and the time decompressing in the evening and you’ll find that work consumes a majority of your waking hours. It is no wonder that work can invade even our quietest moments. How many nights have you stretched... Read more

New Resolve for the New Year

Last updated on: December 30, 2006 at 9:09 pm By David Rupert

It’s almost the beginning of another year – 2007 Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord – and as I do every year around this time, I have been thinking about what I’d like to accomplish during the next 365 days of my time here on Earth. As I looked at the resolutions from past years, I must admit that my resolutions have been quite selfish. For instance last year was focused exclusively on finally completing a goal that’s... Read more

Is The Pursuit of Happyness really part of the American dream?

Last updated on: December 29, 2006 at 8:17 am By David Rupert

I went and saw the new Will Smith movie last night called “The Pursuit of Happyness” .It’s a great story about a man, played by Smith, who is part of the working poor in America. He is a salesman trying to sell an overpriced piece of medical equipment. Things are not going well and his wife decides she can do better without him, waiting tables in New York. That leaves Smith with his son (played by his real life son,... Read more

Turning on the light in a dark world

Last updated on: December 27, 2006 at 10:50 pm By David Rupert

The world is filled with lost and dying souls. But you won’t just find them in the usual and expected places – like the dark, mean streets of our cities or some distant, unexplored jungles, or tropical, remote islands. If you want to see where these forlorn souls are living, just look in the cubicle right next to you. They are working alongside you under the florescent lights of your factory floor. They drink coffee with you and sit next... Read more

Tightrope walking

Last updated on: December 23, 2006 at 5:42 pm By David Rupert

If we want to give gifts that last, how about one that spans eternity? However, the discussion that begins with the question “Got God?” is often elusive. Sharing your faith is something that should come natural – but it is an enigma to many people.When it comes to sharing our faith in the workplace, the path can be quite perilous. In the righteous pursuit to eliminate racism and prejudice from our world, faith-based discussion has been all but muzzled. Even... Read more

Embedded in the workplace

Last updated on: December 18, 2006 at 7:49 pm By David Rupert

During the Iraq Gulf War, reporters were granted a unique, first hand glimpse of the battle. During the “shock and awe” of the initial raid in Iraq and march toward Bagdad, television was never so honest. This was reality TV. As invited guests of the Pentagon, these reporters were embedded in units of every type. Every service was represented and, by and large, the reporting was accurate. It was real. Christians are embedded in the workplace. We have been sent... Read more

God vs. Man at Christmas – Keeping score of our cultural wins and losses

Last updated on: December 15, 2006 at 1:07 pm By David Rupert

For our family vacation this Christmas we packed up the clan and loaded up the car with what seemed like all our belongings and headed south to Los Angeles for a week long excursion. (When you have a family full of girls you can’t help but look like the Clampetts when you finally get in the car.) During the 8 hour drive from Sacramento to LA, a few of the radio talk shows I was able to find were discussing... Read more

Actions first, then talk

Last updated on: December 8, 2006 at 3:07 pm By David Rupert

Being a workplace Red Letter Believer isn’t always about the proclamation. We have all seen the those who stand on the pedestal and shout their faith without any regard to how their actions relate. How many of these vocal beleivers have poor workplace habits, shaky ethics, and worldly behavior. For some, it does a disservice to our Lord to be a proclaimer. They should first be seen, and then be heard. A friend of mine wrote me today about the... Read more

Red letter Christians – just another political front?

Last updated on: December 3, 2006 at 11:00 pm By David Rupert

It seems that the term “Red Letter Christians” has been co-opted by some on the left, looking to embarrass Christians on the right into spending more money on social and environmental programs. “See ,” they’ll say, “we’re the true Christians, because we actually follow the words of Jesus.” And yes, the right has equally co-opted the King of Kings for their cause – both yesterday and today. Both sides are wrong. It is sad that the Savior who takes away... Read more