King Josiah discovered the Word of God. It had been lost in the temple for years. After studying it Josiah was grieved at how far his people had strayed. It was time for a new beginning. In 2 Kings 23:3, we read, “The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the LORD—to follow the ...
Most businesses have a December 31st year end. That means many people just tallied last year’s results. It’s likely some of you are glad to have last year behind you. While others, who had a good year, are now wondering how to perform even better this coming year. Some people like dwelling on the past, while others like looking toward ...
Imagine if there were no years. Day after day, life continued without an opportunity to hit reset. Not every culture celebrates January 1st as the new year. Rosh Hashanah, the celebration of the Jewish New Year, is typically around September or October. According to Jewish tradition, in the days following creation God was yet to determine the fate of mankind. ...
Due to the pandemic, CPA firms had to learn how to perform an entire audit remotely. Many of their clients now question the value in having auditors on site if it can be done remotely. This puts many CPA firms at risk of their product becoming a commodity. If all the client expects is a finished audit report, they can ...
Have you ever kept your faith secret at work? That’s the question that a recent Deseret News poll asked top business leaders. 54% of these leaders responded “yes,” that they had sometime in the past kept their faith secret. When they asked these leaders why, the two primary reasons were “possible tension with colleagues” and “social exclusion.” Basically, they were ...
When the King of Kings was born it wasn’t in a royal palace. The announcement wasn’t first made to the King’s court. Surprisingly, the announcement was first made to the nearby shepherds. Many assumed that the Messiah would be born with great fanfare in a royal setting. Instead, God made His important announcement to on-duty shepherds. In Matthew 2:6, we ...
The meaning of Christmas has been highjacked before. According to Wikipedia, in the 17th century the Puritans banned the celebration of Christmas, because it became known for drunkenness and other mischief. Although Christmas was restored in 1660 as a Christian holiday, it still was in disrepute and not a prominent celebration until the 19th century thanks to Charles Dickens and ...
My Experiencing God Bible study encouraged me to take a thirty-minute walk to focus on understanding God’s love. During this walk, I realized, just as I love my grandchildren, God loves me even more! Upon returning home, I discovered that my garage door keypad would not open the door. After four attempts, I panicked. Then I remembered how much ...
As a teenager, working on my uncle’s farm, at noontime each day we turned on the radio to listen to the farm report, and to listen to Paul Harvey. Paul Harvey was a famous radio broadcaster who told fascinating true stories about famous people. Mr. Harvey would share surprising and inspirational details, but not reveal who the story was about ...
One thing that impacts the way you lead in business is your understanding of the love of God. If you fear God, but don’t understand His love, your fear may unconsciously spill over onto employees and customers. The one thing that has taught me the most about loving God is having grandchildren. As their Papa, I love spending time with ...
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