God is not Santa Claus*. Although most of us would be offended at the idea of equating the Almighty God with Jolly Old Saint Nick, the simple fact is that we often do. In the midst of even light and momentary suffering, it is rare to find a western Christian who doesn’t find themselves asking,…
Work, Life, Balance and God: Part 5 of Many
Who’s in Charge Here, Anyway? It is interesting to me how many Christians–and especially American believers–seem to seem to think that we get to tell God what to do. Perhaps more bizarre yet, they seem to think that we get to define who and what God is. God is what He is, and most definitely…
Work, Life, Balance and God: Part 4 of Many
In Part 1 of this series, I wrote, Spoiler alert: In future installments we will dig into the nitty gritty of what it means to “provide for your family”, but I’ll say this much now–your family needs you, first and foremost. This is the first of the “future installments” I was talking about. Who Should Read This Before we…
Work, Life, Balance and God: Part 3 of Many
“The old rules – you don’t work on the Sabbath – creating forced slack in our schedules, has real value…” https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191202-how-time-scarcity-makes-us-focus-on-low-value-tasks I could have easily written the words I quoted above. In fact, I kind of wish I had. They are actually from a secular source, a study about productivity and stress from the other…
Remember Why
I am currently a software consultant. In consulting it is very important to ask, “Why?” The reason is that clients often think they want you to create or implement a specific solution, but they really want a specific outcome–and often their original request is not the best way to achieve the desired outcome. Therefore, understanding…
Work, Life, Balance and God: Part 2 of Many
Success: One Husband’s Tale Success can be a slippery concept. When I was 16 years old, success was actually asking a girl out on a date. At 18 years old, it was the dream of a happy marriage. At 21 years old, it was the idea that maybe, just maybe, throwing a kid or two…
Work, Life, Balance and God: Part 1 of Many
Over the last month I’ve seen several articles online that dealt with work-life balance in the high tech space. It seems that the older folks like me are burning out and the millenials are rightfully asking, “What is wrong with this picture?” Even Fox News ran one article recently entitled, What Does God Say About Work-Life Balance. That…