In 1997, Atlanta businessman Os Hillman began writing a daily e-mail devotional featuring 4-minute meditations on faith and work life. For men and women in the workplace, this was just what they needed: practical help in applying their faith to their work life; encouragement to live out their faith; empowerment to be more effective in their jobs; support to become powerful witnesses at work; and examples of others who experienced the presence of God at work. Now Hillman has written his second book of devotions.
TGIF includes 365 all-new daily meditations, plus a bonus topical index to find devotions that relate to specific topics such as motives, handling disappointments, adversity, integrity, finances, decision making and much more. Whether for individual quiet times, Bible study groups or workplace groups, these daily devotions will help men and women fulfill God's call on their lives in the workplace.
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Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 384 Vendor: Regal Books Publication Date: 2007
Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 X 0.00 (inches) ISBN: 0830744797 ISBN-13: 9780830744794 Availability: In Stock
In 1997, Atlanta businessman Os Hillman began writing a daily e-mail devotional featuring 4-minute meditations on faith and work life. For men and women in the workplace, this was just what they needed: practical help in applying their faith to their work life; encouragement to live out their faith; empowerment to be more effective in their jobs; support to become powerful witnesses at work; and examples of others who experienced the presence of God at work. It has since become one of the fastest growing e-mail devotions on line. Now Hillman has written his second book of devotions. TGIF includes 365 all-new daily meditations, plus a bonus topical index to find devotions that relate to specific topics such as motives, handling disappointments, adversity, integrity, finances, decision making and much more. Whether for individual quiet times, Bible study groups or workplace groups, these daily devotions will help men and women fulfill God's call on their lives in the workplace.
Author Bio
Os Hillman formerly owned and operated an ad agency for 12 years, serving clients such as American Express and Steinway & Sons pianos. Today he is founder and president of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to help men and women fulfill their God-ordained calling in and through their work life. He is also president of the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries (ICWM) and Aslan Group Publishing, and directs an online website called faithandworkresources.com. Os is an internationally recognized speaker on the subject of faith and work, speaks to business groups and churches, and writes on various faith and work-related subjects. He is a faculty member of the Wagner Leadership Institute on Workplace Ministry. Os writes a daily Internet devotional entitled TGIF Today God Is First that is read daily by several hundred thousand people worldwide. He has authored ten books, including The Faith and Work Movement: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Should Know, TGIF Today God Is First, The 9 to 5 Window and The Upside of Adversity, and teaches leadership workshops entitled Called to the Workplace. Os attended the University of South Carolina, is married to Angie and has one daughter, Charis. Os and Angie live in Cumming, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
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Os Hillman's second collection of devotions, TGIF: Today God Is First, is targeted at people in the workforce. It contains 365 one-page devotions, each dated for a specific day of the year. They are biblically accurate when they talk about scriptural matters, but the book seems to fall short on some levels.
I like a devotional to link biblical concepts with current world concerns, so when I found that each entry featured a Bible quote followed by a short exposition on the passage, I was disappointed. To me, it was more of a Bible study than a devotional, featuring a variety of themes and passages that seemed disjointed.
I felt this book would have been better with organized sections related to the workforce, such as "Quality Service," "God Honoring Goals," "Being a Testimony at Work," and "Leading by Christian Example." Or perhaps some references to up-to-date stories to show how the Bible is still applicable in today's workplace.
If you are expecting a clever turn of phrase, a vibrant epiphany, or an insightful illustration you can take to work to share with a colleague, you won't find it here. Instead, you'll find some poignant, gracious, accurate explanations of various passages in the Bible. That's not a bad way to start one's day. -- Dr. Dennis E. Hensley, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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