Peggy Bodde
Sacred Work
A bright young woman sat across from me at dinner, extremely upset because her annual raise was again less than expected. I asked, “What exactly did you expect?” “That my boss would give me what I deserve.” “What do you deserve?” She stared at me … down at her plate … back at me. As …
As a fly fisherman, I once got into a precarious situation when I refused to back off a river. I was fishing with my husband, George, and put us both in danger by ignoring the generator schedule. On this particular tailwater, the middle of the river is a dangerous place when the second generator starts …
A friend of mine works for a large Christian non-profit where the CEO refuses to fire a chronic nonperformer because she believes firing isn’t Christlike. What would happen to the person being let go? What about his family? She continues giving him more time and telling other leaders to pray for him. Does our responsibility …