Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of one of the most important days of my life. On October 5, 1991, Theresa and I said “I do and I will”! In honor of that day 20 years ago, we spent the entire day together just having fun. We reflected on the past 20 years. We looked at old [...]
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Are You Courageous at Home and Work?
Posted in Culture, Death, Faith, Family, Friendship, Influence, Integrity, Jesus, Job Search, Marriage, Money, Movies, Parenting, Prayer, Trust, tagged Courage, Culture, Death, Faith, Family, Influence, Integrity, Jesus, Job Search, Marriage, Money, Movie, Parenting, Prayer on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“How To” Tips for Relationship with God at Work
Posted in Bible, Faith and Work, Fast, God, Prayer, Serve, Seven Pillars of Faith and Work, Small Groups, tagged Abide, Bathroom, Bible, Faith, Fast, Peace, Prayer, Relationship, Serve, Seven Pillars, Small Groups, Work on September 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For those of you that could not attend the WorkMatters Eight to Five event in early September, here are some tools to help you on your faith@work journey. This month we are focusing on the first and most important of the Seven Pillars of Faith at Work – RELATIONSHIP. Here are seven simple “how to” tips to help you [...]
Decisions
Posted in Decisions, Journaling, Leadership, Prayer on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We move so fast in our work. The pace can be frantic sometimes. We get in the habit of making decisions quickly. Then, before we know it, we are making important decisions quickly and based solely on what we think is right. One of the great leaders of the Bible was exceptionally good at inquiring [...]
1 + 1 = 2
Posted in Balance, Bible, Faith and Work, Family, Marriage, Prayer on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
We get so strung out with the incredible pace of our lives. I am living through that right now. I just got off the phone with a business leader expressing the same anxieties and frustrations. Our work is demanding and full of pressures. We strive to be the best husbands and wives possible. Many of us have [...]
Stalled @ Work
Posted in Prayer on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At a recent Eight to Five gathering in Fayetteville, AR, our speaker Dan Skoff, Chief Meteorologist at KNWA, shared a really simple idea. Have you ever considered that almost every workplace has a prayer room? I missed this one. Dan talked about the importance of prayer in bridging the gap between his faith and [...]
60 Days…Thank You!
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Money, Prayer on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
60 Days of Prayer Friends, We are so honored for all of you who prayed diligently for WorkMatters and our fundraising during our 60 Days of Prayer in November and December. We received such powerful feedback from our daily email/blog post. Thanks especially to Sam Bates for his heart and hard work to send these messages for [...]
60 Days…Paul on Prayer
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Goals, Influence, Peace, Planning, Prayer, Wisdom on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friends, Consider these words of the apostle Paul from his first letter to Timothy: “I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live [...]
60 Days…Be Still
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Perspective, Prayer, Rest, Uncategorized on December 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Be Still and know that I am God.” Philip Yancey writes that this familiar verse in Psalms contains two commands of equal importance. ”First, I must be still, something that modern life conspires against. Ten years ago I responded to letter within a couple of weeks and kept my correspondents happy. Five years ago I [...]
60 Days…Time Well Spent
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Balance, Journaling, Perspective, Planning, Plans, Prayer on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As this new week begins, I know many of you are will be going back to work after a busy holiday weekend. I hope that everyone had a fantastic time and were able to spend time with family and celebrating the birth of our Savior. It has been non-stop for our family and now that [...]
60 Days…Christmas Vacation!
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, celebration, Christmas, Family, Peace, perseverence, Prayer on December 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As vacation days are beginning for most everyone today, please allow me to digress a little from the workplace theme of most of our 60 Day posts. We all need a break from work from time to time, right? The family started arriving late yesterday afternoon. You could feel the excitement and anticipation growing all [...]