My View of Vocation Changed!

My father was a coal miner in Australia. He worked in that industry for nearly forty years. During that whole time he was also a devout Christian, and for most of that time he was a deacon in our local Baptist church. There is no doubt that he brought to bear upon his...

Shaping our Workplace: Shoulder to Shoulder

Shaping our Workplace: Shoulder to Shoulder – WorkLife.orgTherefore, I urge you, brethren, in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to...
Good Habits at Work

Good Habits at Work

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. (1 Thessalonians 5:15) You do many involuntary things in your life just by habit. You can drive your car without consciously thinking about...
Thank God It's Monday

Thank God It's Monday

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. (Colossians 3:23-24) Okay, here we are at Monday morning. How are you feeling? Before you...
Gossip, Backbiting and Jealousy at Work, Part 1

Gossip, Backbiting and Jealousy at Work, Part 1

Gossip, backbiting and jealousy—these are topics I would prefer to avoid because they’re not much fun! But these are very real issues facing marketplace Christians. Gossip is defined as mischievous or idle talk about the affairs of others. It is usually...
Church: Nothing More Than a Sunday Affair

Church: Nothing More Than a Sunday Affair

I fear, wherever riches have increased the essence of religion has decreased in the same proportion. Therefore I do not see how it is possible, in the nature of things, for any revival of true religion to continue long. For religion must necessarily produce both...