The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work

By Pat Gelsinger

Book Overview

Lunch is reserved for meetings, technology makes us available anytime, anywhere-and somewhere along the way 9-to-5 morphed into 24/7, and technology makes us available anytime, anywhere. Our demanding... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781438993
• ISBN13: 9780781438995
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Life Journey
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An extremely good book - highly recommended

Pat's book is VERY inspirating and practical, on how to set up the priorities of your own life, including goals and values, and then live by them. It's been a great inspiration for me.

John Doe "Book Critic" (1 review) Got It Wrong

I don't know where John Doe came from, but I found the book very inspirational. What we don't need is trite examples from people who teach but don't do. Pat's book is a testimony for finding your way in a hectic world to walk the Christian lifestyle. He shares his goals and mission in a very open manner, personal items which I don't know if I could share. He gives you the ups of walking as a Christian, and the downs as well. The subtle challenges, and easy ways to be led astray. Regarding home life, he shares his method for how to give your family the time they deserve. Way's I have never found in many of John Doe's recommended books, which I have read (looking for the right answer). I found it in an inspirational Christian book, not in these self help books. If you are a Christian, you need to read this book. Well done Pat, and keep up the good work!

Best book on being a Christian worker

This is the best book I've seen regarding being a Christian worker and how to behave as a Christian in the marketplace. Other books I've read are written by clergy or "professional Christians," so they tend to be more "theoretical." Pat is the "practicing" Christian. This is the first book I've seen from an extremely successful Christian in the workplace (and that's an understatement, as he may very well one day be CEO of Intel, see pg. 50). As he writes, work comes first, ministry second. This is something that pleases both man and God (pg. 117, 118, & Ephesians 6:5-8). (If this sounds funny, you need to buy the book!) Pat is a work of God, as that is what it takes to not be corrupted with worldly wealth (pg. 70 re: charity), as he is confronted by wealth from success. Pat is extremely successful, yet humble (see last sentence in his introduction and pg. 121). I don't think most people grasp the power, responsibility, and stress of his position. Pat is extremely driven, but yet can still crack a joke (see breakfast agenda on pg. 79). (Anyone who knows Pat can tell you that to call him 'driven' is an understatement.) I think pg. 122 (we work for our Boss as if we were working for our Lord Jesus) should be expanded more; it's a crucial new area to develop and Christians need to hear it. Pg.112 talks about some important concepts in how to be a light at work, and pg. 116 is an interesting story of others reacting to the light. I think I have some disagreement with marriage advice on pg. 88 (he may have compromised too quickly, but that's for marriage counselors to debate). Also, the Q & A section needs page numbers.. Both are small nits... Overall: Awesome. I've read other books on this subject, some containing vast amounts of "filler" and repetition. Not here... This is a perfect read for your Christian friends who are stressed out about work. It's also a bright light for successful people who are tired of worldliness (or in a funk) and are looking for an answer about the meaning of life...

Essential for working believers

Like many adult men, I have a family, a job, and a church. In that respect, I'm no different than Pat Gelsinger. However, he's quite a bit more successful at each of those three areas than most men, and he puts down a successful recipe for balancing these areas.Pat is a driven man who works at Intel; this book will appeal most directly to other Christian men who work in similar high-pressure, high-performing environments. To a lesser extent, the book will indirectly benefit other readers: those without families, working mothers, or non-Christians.The book is well written and easy to read. It describes Pat's own beliefs and discoveries in a matter-of-fact, non preachy manner. Still, if you're offended by Christian religious references, this is not a book you'll appreciate. If you're a Christian husband and father, this book is for you--or a great gift for someone you know who wears all these hats.

He Practices What He Preaches

Superb! The content and character of the book flows out of Pat Gelsinger's journey...I know because I have known him for more than 20 years. The book is a statement about how a Christian can be successful at work and still have a dynamic marriage and family and be active in serving through a local church...all at the same time. It is a matter of prioritizing ones life and then being disciplined in balancing those priorities...he says it well!He states important life principles and illustrates them from his own experience. In a day when management integrity is at an all time low, few can talk about integrity with the kind of credibility as Pat can. As Chief Technology Officer of the world's largest computer chip company, Intel, he is extremely busy and yet he finds time to do the things that are important in life...build personal character, a strong marriage and family, and serve the Lord through the church.This book will be especially valuable for the ambitious business person who has a desire to grow and in the process contribute to helping to change the world.