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A Community Transformed
Fresh out of college, Kevin began working for an international industrial conglomerate that designs and manufactures aerospace parts. After a number of years and positions of greater responsibility, he was given the opportunity to become General Manager of a plant located in a town in the Southwest called Redmond. What he found was not good. (Note: the details of this story are factual; however,...
A Community Transformed
Fresh out of college, Kevin began working for an international industrial conglomerate that designs and manufactures aerospace parts. After a number of years and positions of greater responsibility, he was given the opportunity to become General Manager of a plant located in a town in the Southwest called Redmond. What he found was not good. (Note: the details of this story are factual; however,...
The Monday to Friday Holy Land
I was at a meeting recently for a church group that was planning a conference.The planners got very excited when they started discussing the side excursions they could offer the participants. "We can go to visit the holy places around Santa Fe," they said. "There's the Native American burial grounds, the old Spanish mission, the cathedral, the holy mountains and...." Get Your Free e-Book...
Freedom from the Curse of Work
Did you know that your work and your workplace are under a curse?Have you ever thought about our attitude toward work and why most people think of work as a drudgery? Don't most of us see our work as a necessary duty, toilsome and difficult at times, often unpleasant, frequently boring, but nonetheless essential? So, typically on Monday mornings, as we face a new work week, most people are...
God Brings Prayer Focus to the Office
“Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.” - Mark 11:24. A few years back, my wife, Katy, and I went to a conference in Atlanta called Marketplace Leaders Summit. It was there that I first heard the term “intercessor.” I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it, but it was an exciting concept. I thought about how lacking we were in...
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Vocational Calling as a Lifelong Journey
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Turning Job Loss Into a Journey of Faith
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Dr. James Dobson Family Talk with Doug Spada
You will love this radio show. WorkLife Founder Doug Spada was featured on Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk! They discussed your work being a form of worship and what you can do to stop switching God OFF on Mondays. These shows aired January 2nd and 3rd on over 1100...
Momma Dog's Vacation
We all need a break occasionally. This was painfully brought to my attention recently when I found myself snapping at my kids with the least bit of provocation, and my 13-year-old dryly remarked, “Aren’t WE grumpy?!” It was time to get out of Dodge.I...
What's Your Moan Time at Work?
Moan: def. verb - to grumble, whine, complain or gripe either in thought or word.What if God actually cares more about your Monday than Sunday?Your work is valuable to God. He never intended any part of your life to be kept apart from a relationship with Him. In fact,...
