Work ethic – Household Words:

The ‘Good Enough’ Work Ethic. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14.

Image: the cockpit of an airbus. The World War Two generation understood how to fight to the death. They knew what it was to live through a world at war, and to fear how things would end up, should the Allies lose. Life for the WWII generation (often called “The Greatest Generation”) must have beenContinue reading “The ‘Good Enough’ Work Ethic. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14.”

WORK IS GOD’S PLAN, NOT GOD’S PUNISHMENT. Psalm 104:14,23.

I was obsessed. I woke up running and did not stop till dark. After school, I put on play clothes and was back outside. Life was adventures, tree climbing, pirates, hide & seek, baseball, bicycles, and more. I BELIEVED in play the way others believed in the Dallas Cowboys. PLAY was my team. I LOVEDContinue reading “WORK IS GOD’S PLAN, NOT GOD’S PUNISHMENT. Psalm 104:14,23.”

COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.

A Sunday school teacher once told us that college would be a special time: “You will never again have so much freedom and so little responsibility.” He explained that we would have so few hours in class and so much free time to play or study or work or whatever. He added: “Use your timeContinue reading “COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.”

HARD WORK IS THE RIGHT THING. 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8, 10; 1 Thessalonians 4:11.

There is a notion that spiritual people should not involve themselves in hard work, but stay inside, keep their hands clean, think deep thoughts, and somehow make themselves more spiritual by doing less. That is ridiculous! Jesus had dirt under his fingernails. And a farmer’s tan. And scars on his hands from years of hardContinue reading “HARD WORK IS THE RIGHT THING. 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8, 10; 1 Thessalonians 4:11.”

EXPERTS. Ezra 7:6-21.

One of the most interesting things I did as a lawyer was to select and prepare expert witnesses. It is fascinating to meet people who are leaders in their fields. I hired an expert in tropical medicine (malaria), in metallurgy (for a suit over oilfield pipe) in orthodontia (for a suit about teeth being pulled),Continue reading “EXPERTS. Ezra 7:6-21.”