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 ...
Many historians believe the seeds of Independence Day came from The Great Awakening. The revival of the mid 1700s brought to the church a different view than the strict social class structure of the Enlightenment philosophy. Historian, Bernard Bailyn, claims that the evangelistic efforts of The Great Awakening challenged the traditions of their day by teaching that the Bible ...
In this series, we’re discussing the armor of God. The final tool Paul references is the Word of God. In Ephesians 6:17, Paul said, “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” For twenty years I’ve been writing these Integrity Moment messages because I sincerely believe the Word of God is ...
In this series, we’re discussing how to apply the armor of God in Ephesians 6 to our workplace challenges. We previously discussed the belt of truth. The second tool Paul listed is the breastplate of righteousness. In the story of Daniel, his jealous peers tried to find a way to destroy Daniel. But they were finding it impossible, because ...
Memorial Day is a day to memorialize those who died representing our country in military service. Marking a set day on the calendar each year is a great way to remember the deeds of those who have served us well. The tradition of remembering and memorializing events dates back at least 3000 years to the Passover. In Exodus 12:14, God ...
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted that Sentieo, a financial-intelligence platform, found that expletives in transcripts of quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences and shareholder meetings rose to a five-year high in 2021. The article went on to discuss pros and cons of using foul language in the workplace, but some of the article focused on ways to increase your ...
In my opinion, one of the biggest complements a small business can receive, is that their culture feels like belonging to a family. Naturally, some families can be dysfunctional, but when times get tough, a family sticks together and helps each other. In 1 Timothy 5:1, The Apostle Paul challenged the leaders of the church with the following directive, “Do ...
As a banker, I had a loan assigned to me that bank examiners had rated as a problem. Soon thereafter, my boss wanted me to loan this customer more money. When I objected, I learned that this customer was my boss’ friend and business partner. My boss had a conflict of interest. By loaning this person more money I would ...
One of the challenges facing many business leaders who have a large staff is actually hearing the truth. So many people believe that they need to share only what their boss wants to hear that they rarely share what their boss needs to hear. For several years I worked for a boss who punished people who delivered hard truth. His ...
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