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Friday, February 2, 2018 • Randy Kilgore • General
It's a phrase I hear repeated about as often in my work as any other, though people seldom say it directly. In a work world that values efficiency and action, that places great emphasis on busyness and productivity, that wrestles to squeeze the most out of every action, one of the byproducts is often loneliness. It's a disease as prevalent in the senior reaches of a firm as it is in the bowels of the operation. It stretches outside the workplace to our families, leaving children feeling this same gnawing emptiness that haunts adults. Always, the sentiment emerges: "I only want to matter to someone."
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 • Randy Kilgore • General
When we encounter Jesus Christ as Savior, we are called to live the rest of our earthly days in service to something, anything, EVERYthing bigger than self.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 • Randy Kilgore • General
Years after a trial or crisis, we are often still prisoners of guilt, usually false guilt. When Jesus invites us to find rest for our souls, He not only gives it, but He makes us worthy of receiving it. Finding our way to the place where we can hear Him saying "Let not your hearts be troubled," is accomplished simply by knowing Him, and then growing to know Him more.
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Friday, October 17, 2014 • Randy Kilgore • General
What makes our labor holy, what makes it eternal, is not just the work but the state of our hearts while performing that work. When we comprehend that truth, then we realize washing dishes is as significant to the Kingdom as operating on a patient; driving a truck is as eternally triumphant as leading a company. Then, even in the zig-zags of our careers, when life seems more random than ordered, when it feels like we're running in thick mud with heavy boots, we can rest in the knowledge we're serving God as we labor faithfully and diligently.
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Friday, October 10, 2014 • Randy Kilgore • General
For those of us who call on the name of Christ for salvation, nothing will ever again separate us from the love of Christ and the fellowship of God. So even though He wants us to work and even though He desires excellence and rewards perseverance and diligence, what He values most is us.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 • Randy Kilgore • General
Failing God leaves most Christians feeling miserable, but that misery goes up exponentially when our failures take place in a public way. What do we do when we fail God on the job? Can our witness be restored? The answer is a resounding yes, as God not only forgives us but then grants us the strength to face our failures in redemptive ways.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Strength in Despair
While angels weep for Sandy Hook, God and the rest of heaven has already embraced heaven's newest souls. When the little ones reached heaven, they found God waiting, having raced to greet them.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Personal Growth
Ever tried to run through a forest in the dark? Some of us do it every day!
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Friday, May 11, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Faith and Work
In a work world that values efficiency and action, that places great emphasis on busyness and productivity, that wrestles to squeeze the most out of every action, one of the byproducts is often loneliness. It's a disease as prevalent in the senior reaches of a firm as it is in the bowels of the operation.
http://www.madetomatter.org/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=4631&view=post&articleid=79335&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Rest
Christians were created to be in the world without being consumed by it. In fact, we're not simply bit players in the drama of nature, work and life; we're the part of Creation around which all else flows.
