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I didn’t grow up observing Lent, and even now our family doesn’t attend a church that emphasizes the liturgical calendar. I’ve come to understand Lent mostly through watching and learning from...

Gordon Gekko on My Mind

I needed to see my work with a craftsman's eye if I was to turn the corner into the second half of my life.

Fix the Problem

John is an attorney who grew up working in his father’s hardware store. He says it prepared him to practice law. Because in customer service, he says, he learned to "address the problem...

Overcoming Discouragement

My hope for Jim's fruitful future at our church shriveled on the vine. I felt like a dismal failure as a boss.

The Failure That Results from Guarding Against Failure

“We learn by our mistakes!” said my fourth-grade teacher with enthusiasm. I did not find this comforting at the time and still...

Responding Well to Errors

Business pages headline business mistakes. But just as noteworthy is how people recover from them. Pearl S. Buck once wrote, “Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can...

Noah’s Fall (Genesis 9:20-29)

After his heroic work on behalf of humanity, Noah falls into a troubling domestic incident. It begins—as so many domestic and workplace tragedies do—with substance abuse, in this case alcohol. (Add alcoholic beverage...

Repentance, Restitution and Reconciliation (Numbers 5:5-10)

An essential role of the people of God is bringing reconciliation and justice to scenes of conflict and abuse. Although the people...

Restoration covenant life phase two ezra

Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase Two: Ezra and Nehemiah Together (Nehemiah 8:1-13:31)

After the wall surrounding Jerusalem was completed, the Israelites gathered in Jerusalem in order to renew their...

“Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, for They Will be Comforted” (Matthew 5:4)

Those blessed with mourning about their own failings can receive comfort by admitting their errors.

“Blessed Are the Meek, for They Will Inherit the Earth“ (Matthew 5:5)

The third beatitude puzzles many people in the workplace, in part because they don’t understand what it means to be meek. Many...

Leading in Times of Uncertainty - Laura Whitaker (Podcast Episode 29)

Making It Work Podcast

The COVID-19 pandemic presented many organizations with levels of uncertainty that they had never seen before. How do you lead with faith...

Embarrassing Work Stories: May 23 Newsletter

Newsletter

Everybody has an embarrassing work story: a mistake we made, an unhappy accident, or a time we did something we regret. Where...

Ash Wednesday Do-Over

Gordon Gekko on My Mind

I needed to see my work with a craftsman's eye if I was to turn the corner into the second half of my life.

Fix the Problem

John is an attorney who grew up working in his father’s hardware store. He says it prepared him to practice law. Because in customer service, he says, he learned to "address the problem...

Overcoming Discouragement

My hope for Jim's fruitful future at our church shriveled on the vine. I felt like a dismal failure as a boss.

The Failure That Results from Guarding Against Failure

“We learn by our mistakes!” said my fourth-grade teacher with enthusiasm. I did not find this comforting at the time and still...

Responding Well to Errors

Business pages headline business mistakes. But just as noteworthy is how people recover from them. Pearl S. Buck once wrote, “Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can...

Noah’s Fall (Genesis 9:20-29)

Repentance, Restitution and Reconciliation (Numbers 5:5-10)

An essential role of the people of God is bringing reconciliation and justice to scenes of conflict and abuse. Although the people...

Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase Two: Ezra and Nehemiah Together (Nehemiah 8:1-13:31)

After the wall surrounding Jerusalem was completed, the Israelites gathered in Jerusalem in order to renew their...

“Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, for They Will be Comforted” (Matthew 5:4)

Those blessed with mourning about their own failings can receive comfort by admitting their errors.

“Blessed Are the Meek, for They Will Inherit the Earth“ (Matthew 5:5)