Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a wonderful group at Truth in Love Counseling on living out our faith at work. This is part 2 of a five-part series inspired by that talk.
The workplace changed significantly from the time I first joined it, primarily due to technology. There was no email or smartphones, and there were standard beginning and endings to the workday when I began my career at State Farm. In the building I worked at they had chimes to start and end the workday and for lunch breaks. But today, workers are always connected. And many believers use Sunday to catch up on work that has built up from the previous week.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism states that the Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting from unnecessary labors. The concept of rest, in our always connected world, is a subject that would also be a good one for us to teach about in our families and churches.  My longtime pastor, Bob Smart, tells us that until we learn to deeply rest and separate ourselves from our work, we won’t work effectively. If you want to know more about intentionally setting Sunday apart for God and His work, see my article, “Ceasing and Feasting”. Continue reading →