Scott was known at the office for his work at church. Just one thing: he sometimes played his “religious” card to get out of work at the office. ...
There is a perfectly good explanation why I have avoided the two-week vacation all these years: I am afraid that everyone at...
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I pulled the tie to my neck. It was cinched just like my dad had taught me. He called it the four-in-hand. I just called it "good." I took another look at myself...
I was having great difficulty finishing my work. My mind should have focused on finishing the charts due by 5:00 p.m., not on my teen son's misbehavior at school or how I would...
Emptying and filling, she said. I have been thinking about these words all morning. Emptying and filling, emptying and filling, emptying and filling. ...
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. Psalms 108:3 As you know...
In 1971, theologian and psychologist Wayne E. Oates published a book called Confessions of a Workaholic.
What’s in a dream? Consider Elias Howe—the sewing machine pioneer. In his original model, his needle had an eye in the middle. And it didn’t work. One night, Howe dreamed he was under...
The notion of "work-life" balance that first entered America’s public conversation about 20 years ago is by now a bona fide social movement.
The next time you're at work, pay attention to the sounds around you. Listen—intently. Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Busyness is our badge of honor. We boast about how tired and overspent we are, as though it were something to be...
Remember the parable of the bad servant who spent too many hours at the office and the good servant who had a flexible work-from-home arrangement so he could spend more time with family?
When I was young I was taught that one ought to have a "quiet time," as it was sometimes called, a time of prayer and solitude.
Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, offers to each of us the refreshment of frequent, recurring rest.
People tend to believe that running a company is serious business. But not Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines. The man who led Southwest through 60 consecutive quarters of earnings increases . . ....
Steve was promoted into a top management spot at work. For the first time, he could help influence company policy and direction. Wow! This was exciting . . . and humbling. Steve prayed for wisdom...
And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest for a while."
Henri Nouwen was a brilliant Yale professor who left teaching to live and work with handicapped adults. His pace slowed as he learned their simpler ways. He wrote of a growing desire to “simply...
