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Faith and Work

Faith and work were meant to go together. You can be on mission in your everyday life and work, both on the job and at home.

Working When the World Is On Fire

If you’re like me, doing “normal life” can feel like a moral betrayal of our neighbors whose lives have been disrupted by injustices. At the very least, it’s a point of significant cognitive dissonance. Thoughts like these go through my mind: At such a time, is it right for us to keep following our routines, working and playing, resting and reading? Isn’t this an emergency? Shouldn’t we disrupt our lives to go take decisive action on behalf of the vulnerable? But what would that decisive action even look like?

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Self-Service?

My attitude about my work can be self-centered, without me even trying. I worry about my reputation. I get stressed about my responsibilities, and think about how they affect me. My motive, if I’m honest, is about me, too: I need the benefits and the paycheck!

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Verses for Vocation

Verses for Vocation: The Evening Commute

I thought about leaving at 4:30.
It’s the summer, after all. Most cubicles are empty.
August clouds draw my eye from Windows to the windows.
It’s best to beat the traffic, I muse, and ponder a breezy evening and ice cream at home.

But no—I forgot. If I leave now, there won’t be time
Before Thursday’s meeting because of Thursday’s other meeting.
So I click through and make two more calls.
(Will these particular prospects produce any progress? It’s always hard to say.)

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