![]() That weekend, I watched the video of a television evangelist. One of the ladies from my office eventually gave me a video to watch along with some Christian reading material. I expected him to ask me to step down from my position, but he assured me it wouldn't be a problem and didn't ask any questions. I went to visit the pastor of my church where I served on the trustee board and shared that my marriage was ending. Although I brushed it off, I couldn't escape this question in the quietness of my head and heart. An Office Lady and a TV EvangelistĪround this time, a few women who worked for me began challenging me on my faith and how a Christian can get divorced. I was in my late forties, had business success, owned a nice home and cars, enjoyed financial stability, but my life was in shambles. What happens when a bond between husband and wife is shattered? You make it official after 14 years of marriage, we pursued divorce. Over a number of years, I had been unfaithful to Sara. And I certainly wasn’t living in a way that reflected His design for the good life, particularly in respect to marriage. The truth was that I really didn’t know who God was or what He said in His Word. All this time-from my youth until mid-40s-I thought I was a Christian. We began attending a church with a similar, empty theology as my childhood church. When our children came along, we felt like we should find a church. Sara obliged, and we began our married life together. Thinking of what I had already established, I thought it wise to protect myself and insisted she sign a prenuptial agreement. ![]() In my mid-30s I met and dated Sara, whom I wanted to marry. I quickly advanced, running businesses of my own, and was financially successful. I completed college and started my career. Since I wasn’t that good, and since that was my church context, when I was off to college, I began spending my Sunday mornings quite differently. Rather than teaching biblical truth, I now understand that this church taught that if you’re good, you’ll go to heaven. ![]() My parents were actively involved in a church, and from an early age, I remember attending with them. I grew up in what I thought was a Christian home. It is a story of hope and change and about how no one is too far away to be reached by the love of God. It is a story which he has likely told a thousand times. ![]() The following is a story about how a few people took a risk at the office, and their faith collided with Rick's out-of-control life in the most powerful way imaginable. Many people wonder if faith has any place at the office. Some have even concluded that it does not belong, or are in an environment where “don’t talk religion or politics” is the unwritten rule of engagement. ![]()
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