I’m going to write about work today, and the meaning of work from a Christian perspective. But more importantly than a Christian perspective, I’m going to write about God’s perspective of work, and how it is radically different than our culture’s view of work.
Courage Is: Being OK with Insignificance
Insignificance. Failure.
Few words chill me like those two. I hate them even more than doing my taxes.
Why?
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Learning to Put Family First (before Work)
Many families I know live by the motto, “Family First.” Olive and I try to live by this principle as well. We believe that relationships are the most important thing in life, and of those, our relationship with God and family are the most valued. But what does that look like practically?
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Defining Decision #2: Learn my boss’ job [how to spend my time at work]
[Defining Decisions is a series of blog posts on the 20 life-shaping decisions I made in my 20s.]
When I was 22 years old, I approached a man named Alan to be my mentor. He had experience in both business (a VP at Telus and an MBA) and ministry (a seminary degree, chairman of my church board, and several years of missions work in China) and I wanted to learn from him. Over the next 2 years we met every month and I always enjoyed our times together.
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My Ideal Workplace (5 things I look for in a job)
Over the course of my 8 year career, I have sometimes thought about quitting my job in search for a better one (this usually happens when I’m super stressed or super bored). I found myself thinking about finding new work this past summer and asked myself, “What would be my ideal workplace to work in?”
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