“Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.” Coll 3:12-13 (CSB) How are…

I know that it is not easy being a believer in the workplace.  As you already know, that is the reason I started this blog six and a half years ago – to encourage us in this journey together to balance our faith with our vocation. But increasingly, those that…

  “Don’t envy the evil or desire to be with them, for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble.” Prov 24:1-2 (CSB) Watching others at work ‘climb the ladder’ or receive praise through the wrong motives and means may cause us to envy them sometimes. But note…

I saw it a couple of times this week. And it made me sad when I saw it. Someone spoke harshly to another co-worker in front his peers. It just made me think about how we should be treating our fellow workers (and even our bosses).  This person happened to…

We’ve all had them. And we may still be with them. A bad boss. Bosses that push us down to get themselves to the top.  Bosses who take the completed work that we did and tout it as their own.  Bosses who tell us one thing, then never do anything…

  A Gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath” Prov 15:1 CSB Try for more gentle words this week! Everyone needs more ‘gentle’ than ‘harsh’ in our workplace today…

I got a chance to do it this week. With a vendor that is from the secular industry. I was able to openly pray before our meeting started. Now I realize that I work in an environment that not only allows this action but actually encourages it.  And even though…

  “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Prov 16:3 (NIV) Just a simple reminder for the week-  If we raise up to God what we plan to do (maybe pray about it?!), he will help us to be successful!

I know I write a lot about what we say and how we say it, and that people all around us are watching us to see if it all matches up with God’s directives. Maybe it’s because it has been on my mind as of late. Maybe it’s because I…

  “For everything that belongs to the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle-is not from the Father, but is from the world.” 1 John 2: 16 (CSB) The world is pulling at us hard – and we have to make…