Tag: burnout
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Holiness: More than Keeping the Rules
Christianity often gets a bad reputation for being a religion full of rules and regulations. The character trait this incorrect view reflects most would be holiness. Surely, holiness is about doing the right things. Or is it? In the book of Leviticus, the word holy is repeated over 70 times. Leviticus details the sacrificial system, with…
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I Need Your Help…
From American youth groups to Madagascar to underground gatherings in China; the message of grace has carried a powerful impact in the lives of people I have been privileged to share it with. For those who know me, you know this message is my One Big Thing. I love to see many expressions of this…
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In Today’s World Can We Rest?
People now sleep 2 1/2 fewer hours each night compared to people from one hundred years ago. The average office worker has 36 hours of work piled up on his or her desk. It takes three hours a week just to sort through it and find what we need. We spend eight months of our…
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Promoting Balanced Lives in your Team
Half of American workers hate their jobs! That is shocking! I believe we can improve the enjoyment of our teams by promoting balanced lives coupled with creating a team environment and being concerned with their growth. Too often workers dislike their jobs because the road to success come through overworking. Workers need to be challenged and pushed, but…
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Stop Comparing!
You may be sick of me talking about Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility, but it is profoundly influencing what I am thinking about. (I think that is the goal of every author, at least this one!) My thought today has to do with Duane Elmer’s exploration of ethnocentrism. In other words, the…