Blog/Mailings
These posts come from mailings to the KIROS community.
- August 19, 2021 - Jason Rahman is a software engineer for a large tech company, and has been a part of the KIROS community. He wrote this testimony to…
- March 3, 2021 - Have you read the Biblical book of Esther recently? In my recent rereading of this remarkable story, I found eight things that are helpful for…
- January 26, 2021 - If you have been attending KIROS for a while, you know your work matters to God. The Bible is filled with this topic, and we…
- January 5, 2021 - I have been spending time in the Psalms lately. They seem to say what I am feeling and thinking, particularly in this time when conversation…
- December 22, 2020 - “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5 In this future statement, foretold in Revelation, Jesus speaks of the time after his second coming…
- December 1, 2020 - "Ride for the brand" was written by Cowboy poet, Red Steagall. Madison Avenue made it famous. When a cowboy rides for the brand, it means that…
- October 27, 2020 - 503 years ago on October 31, 1517 a young priest named Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the castle door in Wittenburg, Germany. What…
- October 14, 2020 - We don’t really know a lot of Jesus’s first career as a carpenter. We don’t even use the word “career” to describe what he did,…
- September 30, 2020 - Abraham, the Father of the Faithful is one of the “cloud of witnesses” who are sources of encouragement in time of need. While we appreciate…
- September 16, 2020 - I’ve been thinking about failure a lot lately, mainly because I’ve experienced a lot of it this year. So many of my plans haven’t worked…
- September 2, 2020 - Stan had a challenge. He had worked hard at a local university to finish his EE degree while working part-time to keep his student loans…
- July 28, 2020 - As workplace disciples, we understand that God’s creative power has been extended to and through human beings, the bearers of God’s image. Consequently, people tend…
- July 16, 2020 - One of the things that has always struck me is that, whatever our profession, we have so much power to make the world a little bit better.…
- July 2, 2020 - Near the end of the life of one of the great biblical leaders, King David reflected on what Godly leadership looks like. Poetic in its…
- June 19, 2020 - This is a tough period for many in business. Health risks combine with economic challenges to create an added burden of anxiety. What to do? Jesus, early…
- June 9, 2020 - Our community has been deeply shaken by the horrific death of George Floyd in the hands of the police. The subsequent events have rocked the…
- May 9, 2020 - Jessica Zistatsis, who heads the KIROS Young Professionals Group, asked her team leaders to share what this time of Covid-19 means to them. Here are…
- May 1, 2020 - For some, this crisis has created a season of action – pivoting business models, engaging with the community, etc. – and for others, this crisis…
- April 28, 2020 - How does your commitment to Christ keep you going through this Pandemic? A number of KIROS Board members shared a verse or a prayer that…
- April 24, 2020 - Have you ever been a bit discouraged in your commitment to live for Christ in your business life? Especially when you see others who are…
- April 21, 2020 - Last week, Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker spoke at the first KIROS online meeting, outlining some very practical ideas for bringing God into their new…
- April 17, 2020 - Since the beginning of time, work has been called good. Work is a holy calling and has always been a part of God’s heart. It…
- April 14, 2020 - One of the things I appreciate most about KIROS is the diversity of vocation present in the community. We are often siloed in our vocations…
- April 10, 2020 - On this Good Friday, we pause to remember this “most important day in human history,” as historian Jon Meacham stated so well. It was on…
- April 8, 2020 - In these days of communication by text, email, phone, Zoom, etc., every day in our work we are challenged to communicate in the best way…
- March 24, 2020 - I was planning to be a panelist at KIROS Bellevue in March, before we cancelled the meeting due to the virus. Below is what I…
- March 20, 2020 - The prayer from Shannon Vandewarker, sent out earlier this week, suggested: In the midst of our interrupted lives may we pay attention to those you’re…
- March 17, 2020 - During this period when we can’t meet at KIROS because of the pandemic (and we pray this period will be short), we need to find…
