“It’s all in your perspective!” How often have we heard that said? But, have you ever stopped to realize that mercy is all about perspective, as well? Realizing this gives a whole new “perspective” to understanding the fifth beatitude of mercy

Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” In this fourth beatitude, Carolyn Schoenborn particularly focuses on the difference between hungering and thirsting for true righteousness meant for the common good of all, versus hungering for self-righteousness.

Almost every work environment has elements that encourage us to be aggressive rather than meek. As a result, many of us have bought into the idea that meekness is a form of weakness. But that’s really just a myth!

This week’s beatitude overturns the fallacy of what we and the world in general think is the best and most blessed kind of life on earth—a life without troubles.

The Beatitudes are truly revolutionary! They take the accepted standards of life – especially in the workplace – and turn them upside down. By looking at the Beatitudes, Carolyn begins a new series of broadcasts focusing on bringing our Sunday faith into our Monday work world. In this broadcast she looks at the Beatitude challenging us to be “Poor in Spirit.”

There is a difference in operating our organizations through command and control and instead learning to allow things to emerge extemporaneously and serendipitously. One leads to ultimate death, while the other empowers engagement and health. One produces fear. The other is learning to live more by faith!

Carolyn looks at several surprising paradoxes related to self-identity, beliefs, and personal engagement; and then applies them to our understanding and practices of organizational management.

This week we’ll talk about employee engagement. It’s really about Emotional attachment! And Emotional Attachment is deeply influenced by two things - how we view people and how we structure and manage our organizations.

In this week’s broadcast, Carolyn may surprise you with insights from both Thomas Edison and Darwin that will substantially change your view of the world we live in and its implications for our daily work.

Carolyn introduces a surprising way to understand the meaning and significance of Colossians 1:15 for our daily work! There just may be a simpler way to approach our understanding of daily work and how we relate to this world in which we live.