In the “Daniel and the lion’s den” story, Daniel’s peers became jealous of Daniel. To eliminate Daniel as a competitor, these jealous peers convinced King Darius to force everyone to worship only the king, which Daniel violated. Amazingly, Daniel didn’t whine to the king. He didn’t try to get even with his attackers. Most importantly, he didn’t forsake his commitment ...
A common misunderstanding, especially in younger leaders, is that a newfound job title has some sort of magical appeal that will encourages others to willingly follow them. In an address to the officers of the Virginia Regiment, George Washington said, “Remember that it is the actions, and not the commission, that make the officer, and that there is more ...
In memory of Abraham Lincoln’s February 12th birthday, it seems appropriate to focus on one of his famous quotes. President Lincoln once said, “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” Our online world now has businesses focused on repairing or modifying reputations. ...
When I learned the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals game had been cancelled due to Damar Hamlin’s injury, I was surprised. When you consider the millions of dollars in salaries, the millions spent by the fans, and the millions of advertising dollars at risk, the financial decision would have been to resume the game. Fortunately, the coaches and the NFL ...
When each employee feels like their role in the company matters and that their work helps advance the mission of the organization, tremendous benefits are unleashed. A 2021 study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, asked participants to rank their answers to five questions related to how much they believed their work mattered. The researcher’s conclusion was that mattering ...
Recently, The Wall Street Journal highlighted the Great American Family, a new cable channel focused on Christian content. Bill Abbott launched Great American Media after a stellar career at Hallmark. Abbott has recruited several big named stars such as Candace Cameron Bure and Danica McKellar to help put Christ back into Christmas movies. Hollywood has not been very accepting to ...
In this series, we’re looking at a framework as an answer to the question “How do I involve God in my business?” Previously, we’ve described the foundation, and what we call a first and second level business. A level three business is focused on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Level 1 and 2 businesses can be just as godly, but ...
In this series, we are looking at a framework as an answer to the question “How do I involve God in my business?” Yesterday we described the foundation of the framework as obedience to God’s Word summarized as “love God and love neighbors.” On top of this foundation, the business owner must consider the level to which God’s mission ...
Recently, Alex Kendrick, of the Kendrick Brothers movie production company, shared with our team several stories of the importance of prayer to their movie production. For a two-year movie development process, they dedicate months on the front end to pray as a team to assure they have God’s direction on the story and script for their upcoming movie. The Kendrick ...
While Julie Jaman was showering in a YMCA in Washington, she heard a man’s voice. She peaked out to see a man dressed in a woman’s bathing suit watching naked little girls. Jaman shouted at this man to get out. She then complained to a pool staffer. The YMCA staff had an important decision to make; protect the safety ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
