Each summer, as a teenager headed for college, I was determined to make as much money as possible. My dad, a roofer, needed the help. There were perks:  free transportation in Dad’s '52 Chevy, a lunch packed by mom, and a paycheck that didn’t bounce. Reality is, I wasn’t a good roofer. My lines were often crooked and, if left uncorrected, would ruin the...

So, it’s another Monday, and as you hit the snooze button for the second time, you find it hard to get out of bed again to go to an occupation that you find mundane and a waste of your gifts and talents. In this economy, it’s all you could get, and you need to put food on the table (let alone pay for health insurance and pay off the school loan!). You...

I once made a list of the best things that ever happened in my career, and I was responsible for almost none of them. Yes, I’ve worked hard to take advantage of opportunities. But the fact that the opportunities arrived at all had mostly little to do with me. There was, for instance, the journalist who substituted for my ill freshman academic adviser...

In a Fast Company article, seven tech leaders share their personal stories about surviving grueling hours, overcoming the challenges that others have found insurmountable, and achieving what others have failed to do.

Have you ever felt like what you do the majority of the week at work doesn’t matter to God? In an upcoming free webinar, THC friend, businessman and Institue for Faith, Work, and Economics Executive Director Hugh Whelchel will share his personal story--and five key points to understanding the deep, biblical significance of your vocation. The webinar is...

The head of security, Fred, poked his head into my office the other day and asked if I was busy. “Uh…well, I’m going to lunch,” I said. It was 12:15, and my stomach was growling. Fred doesn’t usually show up around here in the executive suite, so it seemed a little suspicious. But, whatever. Maybe he was looking for a lunch date. He stood there at my...

Two years to write my memoir, two years to land an agent, nearly two years for that agent to sell it to a publisher. Can I just tell you…I’d pretty much given up. Honestly, I’d given up hope on that book. After wrestling and begging and pleading with God for the last two years, and struggling with jealousy and envy, disappointment, frustration and...

If you long to be an encourager as you go about the high calling of your daily work, Family Life Today offers 20 practical ideas, from an excerpt of Sam Crabtree's book, Practicing Affirmation.

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Vicki Davis, an author and teacher who blogs at Cool Cat Teacher, admits that she has gone to bed at 4:30 after a long, exhausting school day (sounds smart to me!). Davis not only knows how to take care of herself and keep the passion for her calling alive, but she also gives terrific, practical advice to others who might be feeling burned out.  Image by