A struggling business owner once called me to ask if bankruptcy is a sin. He had been talking with a bankruptcy attorney due to his company’s debt load, and his biggest concern was his desire to please God. Bankruptcy is a legal maneuver that sometimes cannot be prevented, especially if multiple creditors force someone into involuntary bankruptcy. Therefore, bankruptcy is ...
Over 20 years ago, when Kathy and I first committed to become debt-free we started by eliminating our automobile debt. The real test came, however, when Kathy’s car was involved in an accident and we had no cash reserves! We had to decide if we were going to trust God, and honor our commitment, or borrow money. It was scary, ...
When I was in banking, Jim wanted a loan to buy a business. The business was risky and Jim lacked enough collateral for the loan. To protect the bank I requested his home as additional collateral. Jim was ready to sign over his home that instant, but his wife needed to agree as well. She quickly squelched the loan when ...
You have to admire Christopher Columbus’ adventurous spirit. He persistently pursued his dream of sailing to what he believed was the West Indies. Although he set sail with faulty assumptions of the circumference of the earth, it still took a great deal of courage to set out on a journey no one had yet traveled. According to Brainyquote.com Columbus wrote, ...
This week we’re discussing God’s view on civil disobedience. In general, God demands that we obey the law, but there are exceptions. In Daniel 1, Daniel has been required to eat food likely sacrificed to the king’s idols. Rather than refuse directly and suffer the consequences, Daniel wisely developed a win/win strategy, without violating his conscience. In verse 12 Daniel ...
Here’s the problem. A recent Ethics Resource Center study revealed that 41% of the workforce has witnessed ethical misconduct and 40% believe they work for an organization with a weak ethical culture. With more than 180 million people in the workplace in America today that means that over 72 million people witness a lack of Integrity when they go to ...
Written by Sue Brage We’re excited to host Mark Whitacre for our Spring Luncheon in April. He’ll be sharing his story entitled, When Good Leaders Lose Their Way. This interview will give you a little background on Mark and his story. It was originally published on http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/ and you can read the interview in its entirety at http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/issues/2012-11/view_health-e-insights/an-interview-with-mark-whitacre/. Mark Whitacre ...
As we begin 2014, many of us set goals for the New Year. Budget goals, revenue goals, sales goals. Not to mention the customary personal goals of eating better, losing weight, lowering our cholesterol, and so on. Setting goals (and dreaming for that matter) can almost become routine; not something that inspires us or activates our faith. I believe our ...
Citywide Prayer Movement is an organization that has been around KC for decades. It primarily has been an organization to encourage the church to pray collectively and even more importantly individually. It has been intentional about gathering pastors to pray together to help bring unity to the church and to bring change to our community. Several years ago I was ...
Over the last several years in my role as President of the board of Citywide Prayer Movement we’ve hosted multiple prayer retreats with pastors and ministry leaders. Our desire is not only to drive these leaders into deeper prayer, but also to encourage the body of Christ to model John 17 unity. The Church is often so fractured that a ...
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