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Jacobs Ladder PodcastJL 228 - Lessons from the Movie Here - PPP113Look for the positive message not hung up on something's that makes you said. Honor your parents-friend shared how he and his wife were caring for his father who was in the early stages of dementia, his only wish not to go in a nursing home “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exod.20.12&version=NIV Stop worrying (verses) "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day its own tro...2024-11-1812 minJacobs Ladder PodcastAre We Doing Church Wrong with Jason Pierce-JL227j316173@hotmail.com For professional management: jrpierc2@uncg.edu You teach classes on having a vision for your life and it struck both of us as we were talking recently that you don’t hear this message about casting a vision for your life, often if ever in the Christian church. Why do you think that is? What are the consequences of this, I.e. how is this lack of direction from church messaging on vision affecting the way we “do” Church as well as the way we as believers live our lives outside the church? How might Christianity be differe...2024-11-1147 minJacobs Ladder PodcastPraying the Psalms with Jim Papandrea - JL225Why did you write this book? The subtitle is “The Divine Gateway to Lecto Divina and Contemplative Prayer”. What is Lecto Divina? What is contemplative prayer? I’d like to drill down a bit into the 4 parts of Lecto Divina clarity The first is Lecto which means reading. What’s going on here? The second is Meditetio, meaning meditation or reflection. This is narrowing in a portion of the passage correct? You caution against private revelation, why is that ? Third is oratio, where reading becomes praying, where you make the words your own. Tell us more about this step Fourth is contemp...2024-10-2837 minJacobs Ladder PodcastApologia for the Law Pt 2 with Roger Hadad - JL 223 There is another New Testament writer of just one book, who sometimes seems to counter Paul’s arguments relating to the law. I’m talking, of course, about the book of James, written by the brother of the Master, though I understand his real name was Jacob or in Hebrew Ja’akov. You make the point that many of James arguments mirror those of the Master, and that James did not have a pharasaical background as Paul did. Why is this important and what can we learn from James about our understanding of the law? Your chapter titled “The Sacred Law” begins...2024-10-1439 minJacobs Ladder PodcastApologia for the Law Pt 1 with Roger Hadad - JL222Q&A: Before we start, I want to say that full disclosure is that I consider you a friend and we attend the same congregation. I also wanted to say up front that we’re going to talk about a book You wrote called “Apologia for thee Law and the Sabbath”. And in that book you often refer to Christ as the Master. One advantage of this is that we avoid turning off one group or another by referring to Him as either Jesus or Yeshua, so if it’s alright I’ll try to refer to Him during our interview in...2024-10-0745 minJacobs Ladder PodcastJL221 - Welcome Part 2 - Welcome to the Jacobs Ladder Podcast This is the second Welcome Episode for this podcast and along with it I'm officially changing the name of this podcast from Christian Men at Work to Jacobs Ladder and along with the name change I'm changing the focus and purpose of the podcast. The purpose of the Christian Men at Work podcast, since it first started in October of 2016, has been to inspire you to have joy and purpose in your work. I've attempted to do that in two ways. First, I've interviewed men from all walks of life, with varying job titles, who have had on...2024-09-2709 minJacobs Ladder Podcast110% at Work-Selah112-CMAW216An overused phrase is to give 110% effort. What does that mean when we think of living out our faith through our work Well, I can't spell that out in a cookie cutter fashion that applies to everyone in all circumstances, but I know it when I see it This morning I saw it. I’ll use a different name, Bob. Bob took my biometrics, all good except high blood pressure . I told him I had a lot of stress. He went on for about 10 minutes sharing with me his philosophy. Like extending your arm holding glass of water. Water is li...2023-11-0209 minJacobs Ladder PodcastPrinciples and Whistles-Selah102-CMAW205You may have wondered when you saw the title what principles and whistles have to do with faith at work Perhaps you thought I would talk about living out your faith as a principal of a school, or since we’re in the middle of the NBA playoffs I might talk sharing Christ while blowing a whistle as a basketball referee. Well, neither would be correct. First of all the principles I’m talking about are spelled with an les on the end not an al. I heard a message recently from a friend and teacher Roger Hadad including a port...2023-05-2205 minJacobs Ladder PodcastChange-Selah94-CMAW196S Change Share about separation In a spiritual war for the last 6 months Denial, negotiating attempts with God and others, counseling Come to a few conclusions It doesn’t matter what portion of this situation is from my actions vs someone else, in fact it’s futile and you could say to devote any energy to something you cannot control other than turning it over to Yah in prayer is foolish Where my primary focus should be is to change what I can change, ie what I actually have the ability to change, and that is pretty much limited to my ow...2023-03-1322 minJacobs Ladder PodcastRocky 2-Selah93-CMAW195S Lessons from Rocky 2 E Lessons from Rocky 2. Work Pray before work-Prayer from priest before going to fight, prayed that if he gets beat up it won't be too bad Have a sense of humor Be humble Don't see anyone's work as beneath you (carrying spit pails at gym) Don't put your work before your family Relationships Always built up Adrian and spoke well towards her and about her (heard this is important to always live by) Put his marriage before his work Arguing playfully over who they want their kid to be like (each other) Self-depricating Have a sense o...2023-03-0609 minJacobs Ladder PodcastShare Your Story with Erin Ahnfeldt-CMAW190Q&A When and how did you come to faith in Christ? I’ve heard so much about Wheaton over the years. Tell us a little about the college as well as why you chose to go there for your Masters and about your experience there? When did you decide to be a teacher and why? Did you intentionally choose to teach in public schools vs private education? When did you decide to start writing stories about your teaching experience? What do you like most about sharing your stories? Can you share one of them with us now? I understand you...2023-01-0850 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastUnity-Selah86-CMAW183S Unity John 17:20-26 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who [j]will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent...2022-09-1212 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastDream Job-Selah84-CMAW181S Dream job - in my recent interveiw with Ron Johnson, he said that early in his career, he concluded that his job as a customer service rep wasn't the perfect job, but it was the perfect job for him to practice imitating Christ. I'm very thankful for my job right now for many reasons, some are natural and some are spiritual. I feel that God has gifted me with my job. I'm also at an age where I think about when I'll retire, if Yeshua tarries and we don't enter fairly soon into the tribulation. When I think about retire...2022-08-0805 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastHSE, ESG and YHWH-Selah83-CMAW180S HSE, ESG, and YHWH We're told, either directly or indirectly, that there's no place for religion or faith in the workplace, or another way of saying this is that we should be focused on our company's goals and not our own religion when we're working. I actually heard an executive say in a Town Hall meeting with employees once "leave your religion at home." I don't know if you've noticed, but there's an increasing focus in the workplace, particularly among larger corporations, on goals that seem to be outside of their primary mission or purpose, goals that seem to be...2022-08-0110 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastCustomer Service with Ron Johnson-CMAW179 By day, Ron Johnson works in a customer service call center soothing angry customers and helping them resolve issues with their accounts; by night, he teaches philosophy at a local college and writes books and articles inviting readers to consider their place in the Big Picture. Q&A: Give us a brief overview of your relationship with Christ from childhood until now. You start the book acknowledging that many people think of CSR’s as the bad guys. Why does that stereotype exist and what advice can you give to our listeners who likewise are in a job that has a negativ...2022-07-2555 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastFaithfulness-Selah82-CMAW178S Faithfulness- admin 49 yes message spoke about not just time but how well she did her job. I had 5yr anniversary, longest since first full-time job with General Mills and Real estate investor, each about 7 years. Celebrate value of sticking with someone or some organization. Also celebrated 16 yr anniversary big deal for me given had trouble committing in early years. Reminder of how faithful God is, covenants and promises (see MTOI teaching on the difference), https://youtu.be/FRrHDnC8AsA Hebrews 12:2 "looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured...2022-07-1807 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastHumility or Boldness at Work-Selah 78-CMAW174S Ecclesiastes 3:1 says "To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:" I heard my pastor Cam Huxford about 17 years ago at Savannah Christian church now Compassion Church preach a series on the Paradox of the Kingdom of God, of how in so many ways the Kingdom is the opposite of what we would think on our own. For example you must die in order to live and if you give you will receive. There is much more to this than what I just shared and I probably need to try and find the sermon again and li...2022-05-1608 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastCMAD and Podcast Update-Selah77-CMAW173S Update on Podcast. I apologize for not consistently publishing weekly. Don't like to use the excuse of being busy because I believe everyone's busy and we make time for what's important to us. I think the biggest reason is I've been struggling a bit with the vision for the podcast. I love doing interviews and I love the topic of faith at work, but haven't felt like the interview possibilities that have come my way were a good fit, and I personally have been spending my own learning time digging into topics related to my Messianic beliefs, end times...2022-05-0912 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastCounting the Omer-Selah75-CMAW172S I want to talk about Safety in the workplace-I work in manufacturing and it’s good to think about tactics and tools but it’s also good to think about the Why behind safety. I work in manufacturing and I’ve seen this Why of safety addressed in different ways and usually is a tug in our heart strings or playing in our sense of guilt but talking about how your family needs you to come home safe. I’d like to address the Why of Safety at a higher level, that safety is about maintaining and fostering Shalom which is t...2022-04-1808 minJacobs Ladder PodcastSpeak Less and Speak More-Selah72-CMAW169S Speak less and speak more On phone saw ad for an app that gives you daily quotes and it said “how beautiful it is to be silent when you’re expected to be enraged “ Scriptures Went On in my morning time to listen to Luke 23 where Jesus answered Pilate's question "Are you the King of the Jews?" with more of a statement than an answer. Then when Jesus was sent to Herod He didn't respond to Herod's questions at all. According to Martin B. Copenhaver, author of the book "Jesus is the Question", Jesus asked 307 recorded questions during His ministry...2022-03-0212 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastYour Service of Calling-Selah66-CMAW16S See OnePath email on gifts Subject: What is YOUR service of Calling? The Day You Met the Lord! The Apostle Paul met the Lord while on the road to Damascus with a blinding light and a voice from heaven. Our Lord Called Paul to serve Him and gave him a Service of Calling. Paul knew his Service of Calling the day of his conversion as he was told directly by the Lord what he had to do. Paul accepted his service readily, knowing that he would have to suffer many horrible persecutions and sacrifice his very life in the end for...2022-01-1924 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastVisualizing Priorities-Selah64-CMAW161S I'd like to talk about priorities. At the beginning of a calendar year we often think about goals and a big part of goals is priorities. I like visual aids. We all learn differently and some of us, many of us, are primarily visual learners, I guess that’s why the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words is so well known and why YouTube is the worlds largest search engine I know this is an audio podcast and I'm going to talk about visualizing our life priorities, but stick with me. 3 ways to visualize priorities, specifically desired prio...2022-01-0323 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastThe Power of a Name-Selah62-CMAW159S The power of a name God gives people names in the Bible very intentionally The first man was named Adam, which means from the earth one of the first tasks God gave to Adam was to name the animals God sometimes changes names intentionally Abram to Abraham In the original Hebrew language of the Torah, which is the first five books of our Old Testament, the name Abram literally means “exalted father.” The name Abraham, however, contains another unused root word, which roughly means “multitude.” Abraham translated literally, then, means “father of a multitude.” Most modern Bibles that contain footnot...2021-11-2912 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSandwich Prayer at Work-Selah61-CMAW157S Sandwich work prayer Before work begins, at the moment of a need, after work is done What to pray: Pray things go well, no matter what happens that you would be glorified both by how things go and how I respond (what and how like with performance evaluation) This past week-project-when problems occur: stay positive, take responsibility E Our work is generally a performance based culture, and everyone knows that at some level they are being evaluated for their performance. one way we can live out our faith through our work is with encouraging words to others regarding them doin...2021-11-1515 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastOuch! The Sting of Correction-Selah58-CMAW154S I want to share something that happened to me at my job in the hope that you can learn from and benefit from it. I won't say exactly when this happened, but at some point during my career, I was asked by my boss for a meeting after a contractor I worked with had asked for a meeting with him. For some context I had not had this boss for very long, less than year, and actually had not gone through my first year-end evaluation with him, and he was new to our facility so he didn't know me or...2021-10-1811 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastA Theology of Guerilla Warfare by Matt Trewhella-Selah54-Selah149Sorry for being late in this episode release Lot I could talk about. Let me provide a few updates since our last Selah episode. I gave my testimony at church. It was not recorded otherwise I might upload it as an episode. i'm praying I'll have an opportunity to present it again someday and have it recorded and hopefully more polished and with fewer tears. I continue to learn a lot from the Youtube Channels Parable of the Vineyard, TruthUnedited, and Nelson Walters, but I'm also trying to spend less time listening to others talk about the Bible and more time...2021-09-0254 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastFreed from Horror Movies with Damon Hinkle-CMAW144What You'll Hear: Damon became a believer in 2009 after being a false convert earlier As a young boy he felt like he wasn't able to do what he wanted and he had a problem with authority. He had a false conversion including a confession in church and baptism. Soon after that He saw his first horror movie and got hooked Looking back, he sees that this was something he loved that no-one that could take away from him and he wanted an identity from things in the world and he wanted to be accepted He was trying to take something wic...2021-07-1938 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastIsolation, Passivity, and Political Idolatry with Dave Brown-CMAW140What You'll Hear: Dave grew up in Ohio then began a career in the Federal Government in Wash DC In 1980 God pulled out the pins from under him. He asked what his purpose was. God granted Dave repentance and faith, and Dave was born again. The only Christian Dave knew was Chuck Colson. Chuck told him that God would make it clear to him what his will was for him Later Dave went to Seminary and pastored some churches and started WACMM Not only does God save us, He continues to save us. There's nothing that we can contribute, but all...2021-06-2145 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastAre You Extreme Pt2-Selah48-CMAW137S I felt like my last Selah episode 47 didn't fully address the issue of being extreme and wanted to share some additional thoughts. I'm not retracting anything I said, and hopefully I don't contradict what I said, but rather expand on the topic. Last week, I said that generally living in moderation is what we should strive for, with the only possible exception being living out our faith, and in that part or our lives we should be extreme. I'd like to start this episode by defining the term extreme, since it can mean different things to different people and...2021-06-0218 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastAre You Extreme-Selah47-CMAW136S There's been a lot of talk about extremism in our political and cultural landscape. Basically, each side (whichever side of an issue or identity we're considering) is more and more calling those who disagree with them "extreme" as a pejorative term or as a way to criticise, minimalize or belittle someone. In many ways I've been learning that a moderated approach to life is best especially when being too committed and energized by something becomes an idol for us. I believe there is one exception to this rule of moderation, and that is when it comes to our faith. We...2021-05-2709 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastLifeGivers Apologetics with Tricia Scribner-CMAW135 What You'll Hear: Tricia got saved when she was 5 after a conversation with her Mom about everyone was not going to go to heaven. This occurred after her parents rededicated their lives. In her teen years, she wondered if that decision had been sincere, she told her parents and they nailed it down at that point. First professional job was as an RN as a director of home care. She got her Masters in Nursing and taught nursing part-time while raising children. She pursued apologetics to confirm her own beliefs, then after moving to NC taught apologetics at a high...2021-05-171h 08
Jacobs Ladder PodcastHR with Rhae Buckley-CMAW129 What You'll Hear: Rhae gave his life to Christ at age 11, learned a lot about the Old Testament in his church His first job was a paper route, he learned about the importance of customer service, he had learned about this from his grandfather who was a blacksmith He always wanted to work in HR, partly with the help of a counselor in high school He wrote a letter to Oral Roberts University when he was in 7th grade, they didn't have an HR major He played basketball and football and track in high school, but due to injuries didn't...2021-04-0532 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastMarine Sniper with Ken Lovell-CMAW122 What You'll Hear: Ken started out mowing lawns, pruning Christmas trees and working at McDonalds Ken grew up as a Chreaster, going to church on Christmas and Easter because his Grandma said they should Ken's Dad decided to accept Christ after hearing a sermon, and everything changed for Ken and his family Soon after that, at age 16, Ken accepted Christ as his Savior, but it took a while to figure out what that meant for him Once we're made aware of the penalty of sin, sadly we often have a "not yet" faith and think of Jesus as a 911 call, as opposed...2021-02-1550 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastDefining Work Success with Joel Barker-CMAW120 What You'll Hear: First jobs included lawn mowing and at Christmas Tree lot, and in college worked for ESPN for $11 Got saved between 2nd and 3rd grade at VBS. Rededicated my life in Junior High and High School Went to college at Oral Roberts in Tulsa, OK. They offer 65-70 majors. I started out Pre-Law but fell in love with Accounting It's a great place to hear God's voice and follow in it Recent example of hearing from God's still small voice was in when to retire First job out of college was with a Big 8 Accounting Firm, Price Waterhouse Co...2021-02-0156 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastTime Management with John Shirey-CMAW118What You'll Hear: Raised Southern Baptist, profession of faith at age 9, committed to Christ in late 20's Worked for the Federal Government in IT. Was the Federal Manager for the first Unix systems and the founding webmaster for EPA.gov I was the token conservative in the group, they certainly knew where I stood with regards to my faith and social issues I looked for opportunities to put a pebble in their shoe. We would have good conversations at lunch. Don't know that anybody's lives were changed. I treated everyone with dignity and respect, including a woman who was openly Les...2021-01-1848 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastHigh Stakes-Selah37-CMAW117S Is high stakes but pales in comparison to the stakes for every individual when it comes to their eternal destination. Our country seems divided right down the middle politically and it would be easy as conservative Christian to say this divide lines up with the sheep and the goats, I.e. Trump supporters are going to be saved and the rest will not , that’s not true of course and the fact that it’s not true should be a reminder that we should identify ourselves first and foremost with our allegiance to our Savior Jesus Christ and our iden...2021-01-1115 min
Jacobs Ladder Podcast6 Life Principles with David Grizzle-CMAW116What You'll Hear: First job was cleaning dirt out of back hoes, then had a paper route Was baptized at a young age, but counts putting his faith in Christ when he was at Harvard He had a 22 year career at Continental Airlines including as Senior VP, then worked for the FAA for the Obama Whitehouse Martin Luther began formulating the Priesthood of all believers and all of life being sacred Thinking of my work as sacred ups my game, I behave the same in church as I do in the office Break 1 - 16:30 - Next Will Hear About 6 Principles...2021-01-0445 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastReasons 2 Believe with Ben LaCorte-CMAW113What You'll Hear: I became a Christian in my '40's just before 9/11. I called upon the Lord for my security First job was for my cousin as a bus boy in a bowling alley at age 16 to help pay for tuition at a Catholic school Raised in Rochester, NY and went to school in Buffalo, later transferring to Northern New York in Clarkson Univ and got a Civil Engineering degree First job built highway bridges, then worked for TN Valley Authority and worked on what was to be the largest nuclear plant in the world, but then 3 Mile Island h...2020-12-1457 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastThere are 4 Lights-Selah34-CMAW112S Star Trek episode "TNG Chain of Command Part 2" Captain Picard is captured by the Cardasians and tortured physically and pyschologically. To break him the torturer tells Picard there are 5 lights in front of him even though there are 4 lights and he continually presses him to admit there are 5 lights. Picard refuses to give in despite promises of a life of ease for him if he would just admit there are 5 lights. In the end the Captain is released and he yells out "there are 4 lights!". I'll include a link to this scene in the show notes. People talk all the ti...2020-12-0721 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastBeing a Man-Selah31-CMAW106What You'll Hear: S First, update on my last Selah episode briefly, then talk about Being a Man Hebrews 12:2 - "looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Proverbs 24:17 "For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity." From Toby Mac "Get Back Up", "We lose our way, We get back up again It's never too late to get back up again, One day...2020-10-2621 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastWhat's Your Idol-Selah30-CMAW104S Today I'm going to challenge you to identify something that is demanding a lot of energy, time and emotion from you which is, at the same time, something you have within your power to reduce or eliminate from your life. I'm going to ask you to be honest with yourself about exactly how much this thing is demanding of you, why you're letting it take up some much of your life, what harm it's causing, whether it qualifies as an idol, and to think about what you could replace it with if it were removed from your life and t...2020-10-1223 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastFaith Without Fear with Jeff Jerina-CMAW103What You'll Hear: We think we're no going to share our faith out of fear, but that's a symptom, the real problem is they are not learning how to sharee their faith and no-one is teaching it 83% of people who have come to Christ have done so through direct involvement with a friend or neighbor, not a church or pastor Most Christians are not sharing their faith What makes you successful in evangelism is not how many you lead to Christ, but being ready Before even beginning, you need to pray - it's not us who wins others t...2020-10-0532 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastLiving On Purpose-Selah29-CMAW102S First Light sent 9/29/20-Living on Purpose "Teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom." - Psalm 90:12 - No one ever raised a great family by accident. No one ever built a great contributing business by chance. No one ever became a gifted musician accidentally. Nothing great is ever accomplished by sheer luck. That is why we are taught in scripture to "apply our hearts to wisdom". You and I need to take some time and think about where we want to be ten, twenty, fifty years from now. What do I...2020-10-0111 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastExpect The Best-Selah28-CMAW1002000 downloads in August first time ever, and this is the 100th episode of this Podcast, I give God all the glory and I thank each and every one you sincerely for listening to what and others I interview have to say about faith and work S Hitting Home Dr Force email 8/23/20 referring to blog article in 2015 https://hittinghomeministry.com/true-love-assumes-the-best-i-corinthians-137/ E Mr. Rogers 143 from Mr Rogers, classic example of faith at work, ordained minister (presbyterian), check out 2018 Documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor" L Deut 20:5-7 NKJV “Then...2020-09-1416 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastNo When-Then or Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda-Selah26-CMAW097S = Something on My Heart See 8/16 Pastor Adam Cook message from Union Church on the Power of saying Thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAcuskM-0nY. I've spoken on this podcast before about the importance of being grateful to God about all of life but particularly as it relates to your heart while you're working. I've talked about how work is a gift from God, how work is so important to God that it's the first thing he did after creating Adam and Even was to give them something to do. Work is inherently good and som...2020-08-2418 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastA Life of Listening with Leighton Ford-CMAW096 What You'll Hear: Leighton was adopted, but didn't find out about this until age 12 His mother was a devout Christian and raised himwith a spiritual grounding His adoptive parents ran a jewelry store, he looks back and is thankful for the love and provision, but his parents did not have a loving marriage and fought a lot When he was age 14, his mother left for a while and during that summer Leighton went to a Blue Water Bible Conference put on by a local business man. A speaker talked about praying out loud from the Psalms and this was...2020-08-1742 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastWho's Got Your Back with David SmithWhat You'll Hear: David Smith's wife led him to the Lord after he met her in a hospital when she was a nursing student An elderly gentleman on the North Side of Chicago got David his first job in a neighborhood feed store "Work is so essential and it's a gift from the Lord, and has a lot more to do than not just about money" David helps school systems find leaders and helps private institutions with their accreditations "I learned early on that learning was a gift and work was a gift" David was a history and social science...2020-06-1549 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastLoving Your Job with David Winters and Steve Reynolds-CMAW-76What You'll Hear: Steve Reynolds asked the Lord into his heart at age 10 David's Mom was an angel and his Dad lived like the devil. David accepted Christ in his early teens after seeing a Billy Graham movie in high school with a washed up lounge singer Steve has been a full-time pastor and has written 5 books and loves it David got a degree in Journalism and then went to work in the procurement area in the Federal Government David has published 5 books and contributed to different Christian organizations "God wants us to love everyone through our jobs" Steve's favorite w...2020-01-2048 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSelah11-2 Critical Work Relationships-CMAW070S - Something on My Heart 5 key relationships 1) those lower than, don't show partiality, romans 12:16 says dont' think you're better, hang out with ordinary people, from my book, if you compare yourself to others you can fall into 2 traps on opposite ends of spectrum (envy and judgment), don't look down on them, seek out those who are lower and get to know them, value them and respect them (janitors, employees of company vs. contract employees (don't get same pay and benefits), salary vs. hourly (operators), 2) above you, don't be envious, suck up to them, make it your...2019-11-0412 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastGreen and Growing with John Putnam-CMAW069 What You'll Hear: John was raised in a big family in a Christian household, he went through confirmation class and that is when he became a Christian 30 years later, John had a reawakening when a friend of his asked him to join him in a Bible Study called Foundations, that was the springboard for him to live out his faith on a day-to-day basis John's first job was working on a farm with his brothers, but his first real job was pumping gas at an old fashioned gas station, he learned a lot about interaction and serving others and helping...2019-10-2142 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSocial Media and Real Estate with Jeremy Weaver-CMAW067What You'll Hear: Jeremy joined Facebook about 12 years ago and found he was spending a lot of time on it and often got into an argument about politics or college football He ended up canceling his accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram John McArthur said social media exists for one reason: self promotion You can stumble onto wicked content easily on social media especially Twitter Jeremy connects with clients and people he used to work with through LinkedIn, he find LinkedIn pretty useful There's an undertone on LinkedIn to keep content business related and not personal His faith related comments are le...2019-09-2336 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSelah8-Focus on What Will Last-CMAW064Selah8- S - invest your life in what will last for eternity-people, first light 8/29/19-"People are the only eternal thing on this planet"don’t build sandcastles, C.S. Lewis - why people are greater than institutions or government because they are eternal and made in the image of God E - Bryce at a retail store, very helpful, not pushy, remembered my name, then he said he was blessed and so we talked about our faith, but before that I knew he was a Christian L - john 6:27-"Do not...2019-09-0306 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastAlways Near with Robert Morgan-CMAW063 What You'll Hear: Robert grew up in Elizabethtown, TN in a Christian environment. He doesn't remember a time when he wasn't trusting Jesus as his savior. When he was 11-12 yr old, an evangelist challenged him to make sure, so he prayed that night and gained assurance of his salvation His teen years were pretty lonely and confused. Robert knew God wanted him to go to Columbia International University. When he got there his new roommate Bill McCoy showed up and he was full of excitement about Jesus, which compared to Robert's confusion about Jesus. Bill challenged Robert to totally yield...2019-08-2643 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSelah7-Early Bird Registration, Mission, Second Chances-CMAW062A = Announcement - Earlybird Registration on/or before Sept. 1 is $39.95 for Christian Men at Work Retreat on Oct. 4-5. Go to www.LivingHisDream.com S = Something on My Heart - What is your mission statement? - Raleigh Sadler interview on non-profit the importance of a clear mission statement - For this ministry - "We are a movement of men bringing heaven to earth, living God's dream for our daily work, casting aside the last brick between God's will and ours, imperfectly but fully and completely integrating our faith into every part of our lives, positively changing the traje...2019-08-1912 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSelah 5-3 Covenant Relationships, Men's Retreat Update, Empty Inbox-CMAW058S= Something on My Heart - Covenant relationships 1) Paul and 2) Timothy (mentorship) and friends - have 2 kinds of mentors 1) faithful their whole life, great fruit, older, 2) recent Christian but zeal and passion for Christ (Dan Mohler) - Jason Davis' pastor encouraged and challenged, so Jason uses this as a measure of spiritual health, How are you dealing developing covenant relationships through and at work? - Lunches!, see 1 Samuel 18 and 19 for description of Jonathan and David E = Example of Faith at Work - Zenas and Apollos from Titus 3 L = Libros - 1 Samuel 18:3 NKJV "And Jonathan made a co...2019-07-2220 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastNo Jelly Fish with Jeremy Weaver-CMAW057What You'll Hear: Jeremy made a confession of faith in the Presbyterian Church but on May 24, 2009 he came to know and trust Christ. He had stresses and sin patterns and had a half-hearted commitment and came to the conclusion that he didn't have the new birth. His eyes were opened and he was reading Isaiah 55. We get things from low points that we can't get from a mountain top Jeremy works for Ronald Blue Trust Company as a wealth manager/financial planner, walking with clients through transitions in life At the end of day, he wants to decrease his clients' depe...2019-07-1553 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastBeing Lost, Evernote, and Thanking Others-CMAW056-Selah4S = Something on My Heart - Story of meeting Scott who was homeless and trying to get to Montana combined with lost dog showing up, Jesus is always looking for us when we're lost E = Example of Faith at Work - Take time to thank others at work L = Libros - 2 Thess 3:10 (NKJV) - "If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat." - look at positive not the negative, need to work to eat therefore work is good, allows you to eat as well as flourish A = Jesus is at Work - hard...2019-07-0810 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastNBA Finals and What Makes You Different-CMAW054-Selah3S=Something on my Heart and L=Logos-what makes you different-See https://www.unionchurch.co/ (not good works but Jesus, just like church is different from organizations like Red Cross)-Measuring where we are at based on our stage of life-Titus 2:1-9-sound doctrine refers to health and is the healthy diet of a disciple , of being a healthy Christian 5 groups-Older Men-3 marks of maturity-Temperate, worthy of respect, self-control (they have substance, anchored in the faith, walked through seasons), 3 marks of godliness-sounds in faith, love, endurance (finish strong)-note that you can be mature and not be godly, Younger men-be sel...2019-06-2415 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastGet Quiet with Jesse Wilder-CMAW053What You'll Hear: Jesse became a Christian at the age of eleven. His father struggled with alcoholism and his mother struggled with depression. His Dad was in and out of jail and his Dad wouldn't let Jesse and his sister talk to each other Jesse was in his room while his parents were arguing and he heard a voice in his head that he had spiritual gifts and he just needed to stick to life and to read the Bible Once he got to high school he started going to church and learned that he was accepted by God as h...2019-06-1744 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSelah2-Lifeway Closings and Email Request-CMAW0521. Lifeway Closings In March of this year Lifeway announced they were closing all 170 of their brick and mortar stores My thoughts on this loss and trend it represents 2. Email me admin@davehilgendorf.com 1. If you want to be interviewed 2. Give me feedback 3. Faith in the Public Square and Workplace - commentary 4. Work Verse 1 Thess 4:11-122019-06-1013 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastPowerful Symbols with Ron Kitchens-CMAW049What You'll Hear: Ron grew up very poor. His parents were aged 14 and 15 when they got married Their landlord Mr. Countryman, farmer, invited his Mom to church, she said no but then he offered to take her kids to church He took Ron to church and paid for him to go to camp and gave him a shirt for Ron's baptism Someone brought a Chiquita Banana box to Ron's home with Christmas dinner including a can of mandarin oranges The can has been a symbol to him of the cost of a lack of education Ron runs a company called So...2019-05-2059 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastHealing Charlotte with Greg Jackson-CMAW044What You'll Hear: Greg became a Christian at a young age with the guidance of his mother. He later spent a year in jail, where he learned more about God He reverted to his old ways, and about 3 years ago he rededicated his life to Christ and got baptized and hasn't looked back He's been rapping since age 12 and was rapping for the world. His grandmother said you better have a backup plan, so he went to the Art Institute of New York and worked at several restaurants in Charlotte as a sous chef On September 23, 2016, Keith Lamont Scott was...2019-03-2446 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastStewardship with Bill McGeeWhat You'll Hear: Growing up in a traditional church in a small town, Bill just thought about his faith as something you do. When he went to college, through FCA he heard about Jesus as someone to have a relationship with instead of someone who wants to have their thumb on you The atmosphere his daughter is now in at college is very different and against Christianity Bill took a job with IBM. The more he hung around people who were more concerned with lifestyle and money the more he became like them. He was compromising his beliefs and grew dis...2019-03-1352 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastFortitude Amidst Disasters with Dr. Jamie Aten-CMAW042What You'll Hear: Dr. Aten grew up in a small farming community. He was baptized at age 8. His faith didn't become his own until college. His college professor asked him why he was a Christian and he didn't have an answer He was given a bunch of books starting with "Mere Christianity" and he ended up with frequent talks with his professor As a result, he was mentored in his faith by an agnostic. He continued that tradition of meeting weekly He is the founder and Exec Director of Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College He worked as a minister an...2019-02-2451 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSpirit-Filled Jesus with Mark Driscoll-CMAW041What You'll Hear: Mark Driscoll was born in North Dakota and grew up in Seattle, WA. His Mom was a born again Catholic and loved Jesus but Mark did not. Mark's girlfriend gave him a Bible and he started reading it when he went to college. In his Freshman year, he was on a men's retreat on a walk by himself and God spoke to him audibly and told him to marry Grace, preach the Bible, train men, and plant churches. He's been married 26 years and they have 5 kids He pastors at Trinity Church in Scottsdale, AZ Don't chase signs an...2019-02-1142 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastA Christian Man at Work with Dave Hilgendorf-CMAW040Replay of "Real Men Connect" Podcast interview, used with Permission What You'll Hear: Dave grew up in a home with a loving family that faithfully went to church every Sunday, but faith was considered a private matter In College Dave continued to go to church but led a sinful lifestyle He got a great job as an engineer at General Mills, but wasn't satisfied with his job or relationships and quit his job to try and get rich quick in real estate flipping homes 8 years later Dave hit a low point, divorced and broke, and was invited to a church where...2019-01-2747 min
Jacobs Ladder Podcast3 Worldviews with Bill Brown-CMAW039 What You'll Hear: Bill became a Christian during his senior year of high school when he got invited to a speaker and some pizza He majored in math and wanted to become an astronaut He got married He started teaching theology at Bryan College He later went to become President at Bryan and then Cedarville University The best part was the ongoing discipleship of the students Most churches don't prepare students well for what they're going to experience at university Many students either walk away from their faith completely or they begin to compartmentalize their faith There are some great...2019-01-1440 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastRevelation Unraveled with Bill Villanueva - CMAW034What You'll Hear: Bill surrendered his life after hitting a low point in Florida and living with ex-cons and being kicked out by his parents for drug and alcohol issues He moved back to Massachucetts and witnessed to his old party buddies, 9-10 took to heart what he shared and attended a Bible class, he also made some impact witnessing to his siblings Bill has had 23 jobs and worked with the highs and lows and can now relate to many different types of people and have empathy with those who have difficulties He studied engineering at NC State God gave...2018-10-2259 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastBeing Jewish 101 with Jeremiah Zaretsky - CMAW033What You'll Hear: The Jewish community does not have consensus on the question "Who is a Jew" In "Jews for Jesus" from a messianic perspective, a Jewish person is someone who is a physical descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We define being Jewish as an ethnicity According to the Bible, if your father was Jewish you were Jewish Over times, the Rabbis changed that law so that your mother being Jewish made you Jewish. This was in response to rape and pillaging of the Jewish people and to preserve the ability to identify their people If someone is a J...2018-10-1040 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastA Biblical Answer to Poverty with Art Lindsley - CMAW032What You'll Hear: Art Lindsley in 4th grade at a summer camp committed his life and felt forgiveness and closeness to the Lord He got a BS in Chemistry, a Master of Divinity and PhD in Religious Studies. He worked at the Ligonier Valley Studies Center with R.C. Sproul for 6 years as Director for Educational Initiatives and for 25 years at the C.S. Lewis Institute partly as President and has been at The Institute for Faith, Work and Economics for 6 years In his book "For the Least of These - A Biblical Answer to Poverty", he talks about the pove...2018-09-2448 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSurrender Only to One with Lt. Col. Damon Friedman - CMAW030 What You'll Hear: Dr. Damon Friedman had good people in his life who talked about Jesus and he even understood Jesus as Lord but hadn't embraced Him as his personal savior. He was born and raised in LA. His Mom was born in Puerto Rico. He got a full scholarship to college for running but then he dropped out. In his sophomore year in college he accepted Jesus as his personal savior but didn't grow spiritually. He graduated with honors with a double major in psychology and criminal social justice His biological father was very abusive physically and emo...2018-08-2651 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastReweave Shalom with Hugh Whelchel - CMAW 025What You'll Hear: Hugh always remembers knowing the saving grace of Jesus Christ Worked in the environmental industry, owned a construction company, worked in the IT industry Then ran a seminary in Wash DC for 7 years before starting the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics Hugh put himself through college as a pilot with a crop dusting business, including wrecking 2 airplanes Hugh remembers "I really began to wonder, why doesn't God care what I do every day" "Martin Luther said 'the work of the milkmaid is just as important as the work of the priest'" He got a degree at...2018-06-161h 04
Jacobs Ladder PodcastMilitary and Mentorship with Mike Westrich - CMAW 023 What You'll Hear: Mike was baptized in the Catholic church as an infant. In college his faith was re-invigorated after attending non-Catholic Christian churches He attended Miami University of Ohio and joined ROTC to help pay for college. After college he went to intelligence school His scariest moment in the military was when he was in Iraq the 2nd time. A large rocket landed 100 ft away from him. At least a dozen were killed. If you don't hear rockets or artillery you know you're in trouble. Mike's most proud and most difficult moment was when he was on a team that i...2018-05-1934 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastThe Lord Watches with Jeremiah Zaretsky - CMAW 022 What You'll Hear: Jeremiah's Mom grew up in Budapest, Hungary. Both of her parents were Holocaust survivors. She came to faith in Yeshua while in college, so Jeremiah grew up in Canada knowing his Jewish roots and came to saving faith at 6 years old and was baptized. He went to Ambrose College, a Bible College in rural Canada. Jews for Jesus is a non-profit mission organization which for the last 44 years has been about relentlessly pursuing God's plan for salvation for the Jewish people. In 13 countries where missionary staff are Jewish or married to a Jewish person. Our heart is goin...2018-05-0746 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastBecoming a Completed Jew with Ellis Goldstein - CMAW 020What You'll Hear: Judaism is a religion and also an ethnicity. Ellis' family was ethnically Jewish but not necessarily very religious Ellis grew up going to Hebrew school after public school. No-one ever talked about the Messiah The focus was preparing for the bar mitzvah. The boy has to chant a section of the Jewish scriptures Ellis grew up in the inner city of Philadelphia in a primarily Jewish neighborhood Ellis studied Architecture for 5 years at Penn State. He settled into complacency with his faith and his interest in track and field Someone once said "church history has been written in b...2018-04-0956 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastNavy Seal and Mailman with Bill Smith - CMAW 019What You'll Hear: Bill entered the Navy and was recruited for the Navy Seals and eventually was medically discharged for Diabetes After 3 hours of jumping jacks he was told "don't die on me it's too much paperwork" In one scary moment, Bill thought he would die when he was in a street with enemies outnumbering them 3 to 1. Then they just walked away. "Another time, I had a parachute that didn't open and I had to go to reserve...I always said I wanted to find the maker and kiss him". When I into boot camp at 18 years old, they took aw...2018-03-2447 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastWarrior for God with Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin - CMAW 018What You'll Hear: Lt. Gen. Boykin's amazing military experiences as well as his work supporting faith, family and freedom at the Family Research Council It's a mistake to say God is in control because we're saying we're not going to do anything. God has the ultimate say but He works through us "There's so much evil in our country today and in the world today that somebody has to stand up to it. Psalm 94 says 'Who will take a stand against this evil for me, who will stand up to these doers of iniquity?' That's talking to us." The wa...2018-03-1131 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastCMAW 015 - Busy Bowler with Chuck PowersWhat You'll Hear: Chuck Powers grew up Catholic in West Virginia Was Collegiate bowler of the year, has owned, and now manages several bowling centers Leads several ministries in his spare time, including men's ministry and prison ministry Intro: Chuck Powers Born June 23, 1955 Saint Albans, WV Was brought up in a Catholic home, attended Catholic School grades 1-8. Senior Class President at Saint Albans High School All Conference Basketball 1970 All American Youth Bowling Champion 1965 Collegiate Bowler of the Year 1975 Have managed or owned bowling centers since 1974. Currently oversee and do promotio...2018-01-3158 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 013 – Be a Regular Joe not a Holy Joe with Jeff KisiahWhat You'll Hear: Jeff Kisiah was a high school coach who has gone by "Coach K", was an associate pastor for 30 years focusing on Men's Ministry Since 2013, Jeff has been the National Field Director for the Man in the Mirror organization, whose mission is to help men disciple men After attending 22 Promise Keeper conferences, Jeff was looking for ways to make Men's Ministry more sustainable, and was drawn to Patrick Morley at MIM and the No Man Left Behind Principles. These principles include an all-inclusive mindset and leaders complementing, not competing with the vision of...2017-03-0628 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 012 – Work Transitions with PJ Simmons What You'll Hear: P.J. gave his life to Christ at a young age and was blessed not to fall into the prodigal son routine He went to Bible college and started working full-time for a non-profit called the MediciProject After looking for ways to pay off his student loans and advance the Gospel, he decided to start a podcast and started GospelDrivenEntrepreneur He's transitioned from single to married life and has gone part-time in his job in order to dedicate himself more fully to the podcast He loves the unknown a...2017-02-2044 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 011 – Being Right is Not Enough with James WalkerWhat You'll Hear: James Walker was a fourth generation Mormon but could not be assured of his salvation and then put his faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone His mother and sisters became Christians but it was more difficult with his father. James was helped by the Watchman Fellowship ministry. He later became a volunteer and eventually the President of the organization and has spent over 20 years in this apologetics ministry The most bizzare belief system he's come across is that Jesus is actually a mushroom The greatest threats to Christianity c...2017-02-0653 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 010 – A Real Man Protects the Most Vulnerable Part 2 of 2 with Kurt KondrichQ&A - Spirit Round* What is the Greatest Misunderstanding Men Have About Their Work? I think a lot of men are scared to profess and live their faith. They don't want to offend anybody. Jesus Christ must be the center of everything we do as men in our personal and professional lives. We need to be the example of living out the Word. Unfortunately men are timid about being on fire for Jesus. Men's work should be focused on investing in the eternal, putting foundations up that are going to be...2017-01-2331 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 009 – A Real Man Protects The Most Vulnerable Part 1 of 2 with Kurt KondrichWhat You'll Hear: Kurt Kondrich spent two decades as a police officer, in Atlanta and Pittsburgh When his daughter Chloe was born with Down Syndrome, he became a pro-life advocate and with Chloe and others they helped to pass the Down Syndrome Prenatal Education Act (or Chloe's Law) which requires that women are given uplifting information once they learn their unborn child may have down syndrome. The law has been a catalyst for legislation in other states Kurt is now Senior Director of Development for Human Coalition in Pittsburgh, a national pro-life organization2017-01-0936 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 008 – My Family Is My Mission Field with Bill Fraine – Part 2 of 2What You'll Hear: One day he realized he needed to stop praying for himself and start praying for others Bill's pride kept him at first from taking a job being offered, but then he listened and God prospered him Nothing scares him. His family is saved and God has taken care of him through the worst times Since being saved, he now looks to the Lord rather than someone else in order to make something happen Bill says he's over himself now. You can't offend him. His family is his mission fi...2016-12-2642 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 007 – He Who Dwells in the Secret Place with Bill Fraine – Part 1 of 2What You'll Hear Bill was born Catholic in a large family in Boston He went from washing trucks to the top of FexEx reporting to the founder Fred Smith. He was the only one on the leadership team that didn't pray and wasn't saved He went through a divorce then remarried. He and his wife Dawn both came to Christ through an amazing experience with a stranger at a bar in Seaside, FL. Part of that involved Bill's reading of Psalm 91 "He who dwells in the secret place" He knows his role at wor...2016-12-1243 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 005 – Are You Sure About That? with Steve HamWhat You'll Hear Steve Ham had a great Christian upbringing, but didn't put his trust in Jesus until his early 30's Steve's brother Ken Ham was concerned about the dogma being taught when he was a teacher in Australia Ken and others joined to form a defense for the Bible against secular ideas Apologetics gets us back to the basics. The best thing we can do is ask questions, like "Are you sure about that?" There are a lot of challenges in education today, particularly in the government school system, but also i...2016-11-1436 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 004 – Never Give Up the Faith with Fred AbakahWhat You'll Hear: Fred was raised in a small village in Ghana. They had to walk a mile for water and carry it on their heads His father first came to America to Oklahoma City to go to the University. He was then badly injured and was able to bring his family to the U.S. to care for him Fred became a Christian after a bus ministry came to their apartment complex and invited them to church He joined the Navy after his mother died. He was tempted by the atmosphere but the...2016-10-3139 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 003 – Adding Silhouettes with Chris PattonWhat You'll Hear: How Chris saw Adding Silhouettes as God's mission for his car business They have tried and implemented several ways to add silhouettes, including a different sales model, hiring a corporate chaplain, putting Bibles in the lobby and in the glove box of new cars It took much longer to implement the first change than he ever imagined. He lost confidence in himself and the business actually was losing money. He leaned heavily on the Psalms and hired a consultant "Doing Businss by the Book" by Larry Burkett showed him how to...2016-10-0950 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 002 – That’s An Act of God with Chett LeveringWhat You'll Hear: Chett's faith walk including being a prodigal son His work with other men, including trips to Jamaica How he started meeting Christians in the workplace and witnessing by using the loss of a small screw How to pray for people at work We should go to God first and ask for His plan, not ask Him to bless our plan Intro Chett Levering has been married 31 years to his wife Debbie. They have 3 children. Chett has had several careers, including in the building industry, with t...2016-10-0941 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 001 – The Faith of Ronald Reagan with Dave Brown What You'll Hear: How Dave became a Christian when he was climbing the government ladder with Potomac fever How he was guided by Chuck Colson on what to do next Dave went to work for Ronald Reagan, in charge of legislative affairs Reagan was convinced he was spared in the assassination attempt for a reason After 30 years in government, Dave became a Pastor and then founded WACMM Over 16,000 men have attended 170 WACMM events We are not what we do, the purpose of our work is to join with God i...2016-10-0950 min
Jacobs Ladder PodcastSLMAW 000 – Welcome! with Dave HilgendorfSpirit Led Men at Work Podcast Shownotes Some of What You'll Hear in This Episode My testimony (past) A bit about me and my interests (present) The format for this podcast (future) Intro My name is Dave Hilgendorf. I'm a Christian, married with 3 daughters, I work as an engineer, and I'm a part-time author, blogger and podcaster. On the Spirit Led Men at Work Podcast, I interview Christian men from all walks of life, with varying job titles, who all have one thing in common. They're all choosing daily to...2016-10-0942 min