Seeking and receiving rest

I’m tired. Our youngest child was up for hours last night with what I can only assume was a teething problem. As a result, I’ve felt like a zombie all day.
This isn’t the first time that I’ve dragged myself through a workday. There are those inevitable unexpected demands (Red Wings games) that come up in the [...]

God’s Number Ten - The Ugly Side of Ambition

 Today we’ll conclude this week’s focus on the Ten Commandments with a look at Exodus 20:17.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
I’ll admit it - I’m an ambitious person. I like to [...]

God’s Number Eight - The Slacker Factor

 
Today, we’re continuing this week’s look at how the Ten Commandments apply in Corporate America.
You shall not steal.” (Exodus 20:15)
I’ve mentioned the parable of the talents before (Matt 25:14-30), and I’m likely to occasionally come back to it because it offers us a great deal of insight into how to steward our God-given gifts.
In the parable, a manager [...]

God’s Number Seven - “Scoop it where?”

We’re continuing this week’s look at how the Ten Commandments apply in Corporate America. Today’s topic - adultery.
You shall not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14)”
My wife and I lead a marriage preparation ministry at our church here in Grand Rapids and we always tell those kids (in GR, many people still get engaged right out of [...]

God’s Number Nine - Lying

  

Do not testify falsely against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16)

Lying is one of those behaviors that is easy to see in others and can sometimes go unnoticed in our own work lives. I think it’s because when we think of lying we tend to think of those BIG lies - Nixon saying he’s not a crook, [...]

God’s Number Four

This week we’ll be looking at some of the most basic Biblical instruction - the Ten Commandments -and their relevance in today’s corporate workplace.
  
I recently recalled a conversation that I had a few years back when I lived in Chicago with a gentleman who was being considered as our new church pastor. It was immediately clear [...]