FOL

Ordering your private world

Time. There's just not enough of it. Work, family, church, hobbies, causes, ... and the unplanned events. Some days are exhausting and even a little chaotic. Here's a simple formula for bringing clarity and simplicity to the demands on our time.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Time, Margin, Roth, Workmatters

The beauty of order

We sometimes thing of order and structure as the opposites of freedom and creativity. But imagine an art studio with brushes and paints strewn everywhere. Where you couldn't find the tool you needed because nothing had its place. Could it be that order is actually an essential ingredient of creativity?
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Orderliness, Character, Corder

The antidote for offense

We've all worked with people who have said untrue things about us or have offended us in some way. The natural response is either to get even or get away. But there's a better way that's MUCH more effective than fight or flight.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  prayer, Forgiveness, Vawter

Forgiveness and accountability in the workplace

Whenever people live or work together, they need to practice forgiveness because we humans are imperfect. No group can function long before someone breaks a promise and lets others down. But forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood words in the Christian vocabulary. We often associate it with forgetting, but in fact, we need to forgive because we cannot forget.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Forgiveness, Accountability, Work, Chalk, Theology of Work

You want me to do what?!

In today’s harsh world, it’s easy to find things offensive and to take issue with things that seem unfair or just outright wrong. It might be hurtful words people have said, not getting credit for your hard work, an unresolved family dispute, or any number of things that festers and infects our relationships. Unfortunately, there’s only one way of getting rid of grudges: FORGIVE.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Forgiveness, Tamasy

The forgiveness challenge

When someone lets you down or offends you, the normal response is to avoid them. Take your business elsewhere. Don't ask them for help again. Once bitten, twice shy. But this approach is actually bad for business. It can destroy partnerships, leadership teams, even entire organizations. There's a better way. It's not easy, but it's simple.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Forgiveness, Tamasy

Choosing gratitude

What goes through your mind when you don’t get what you feel you deserve? How much thought do you put into achieving or acquiring something you really want? It’s good to have ambition and pursue fairness, except when they feed (or are fed by) our discontentment. What keeps our motives pure is a posture of gratitude.
Category:  FOL
Tags:  Gratitude, Alcorn, Thankfulness