Olathe Kansas Fire Chief, Jeff DeGraffenreid, recently shared that part of the fire department’s role is to help educate children on fire safety. Years ago, the Olathe Fire Department decided to use clowns to better engage with the children. For years, the program was successful, until recently when clowns became viewed as creepy. Jeff decided to eliminate the clown ...
While driving through Chick-fil-a, I noticed two bumper stickers on the car in front of me. One said, “Separation of Church and State.” The other said, “I don’t care what the Bible says.” Yet, this female driver told the order taker, “I just love Chick-fil-a!” It seemed that this person likely didn’t understand the irony in her love for ...
King Solomon was charged to build God a vast temple but was wise enough to know that this task was beyond his experiences and skills. So, he reached out to Hiram the King of Tyre. Hiram had proven himself previously by providing the skill and materials for building King David’s palace. Even though Solomon had 180,000 craftsmen, in 2 ...
Bezalel was a craftsman who modeled enduring work. In this series we’re discussing the different attributes that made Bezalel’s work so lasting. The final attribute is knowledge. My mother’s nursing home called about my mother’s medications. I asked Kathy to speak to her, because I didn’t understand what she was talking about. Had the nursing home called about mom’s ...
Bezalel was a craftsman who modeled enduring work. In this series we’re discussing the different attributes that made Bezalel’s work long-lasting. Bezalel’s second attribute is skill. God gave Bezalel unique skills in his area of expertise, craftsmanship. God has blessed each of us with certain skills. Some are gifted at sales, others with finance, and some as craftsmen. Enduring ...
Most of us would love for our work to endure beyond our lifetimes. Bezalel was a craftsman who modeled that level of enduring work. Bezalel built the ark of the covenant which still existed thousands of years later. The Bible tells us of Bezalel’s attributes that made his work so enduring. Exodus 35:30 says, “The Lord has called by name Bezalel ...
Winston Churchill was a complicated man with a colorful history. Although he had vast political experiences, his early years had many colossal failures which haunted him. Yet, Churchill is famous today because of his accomplishments later in life. His courageous leadership led Britain and its allies to defeat Germany in World War II when victory seemed unlikely. Although strategy ...
In this series, we’re discussing how to apply the armor of God in Ephesians 6 to our workplace. The third piece of armor Paul discusses is your “feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Years ago, I had an associate accused of verbally abusing a peer, but because he had always been known as ...
While staying at my parent’s home, I was awakened by a bird at the bedroom window. For over an hour this bird pecked on the window and flew up and down trying to find a way in. Repeatedly, this bird tried to enter, never realizing the futility of its efforts. Some entrepreneurs are like this relentless bird. Persistence is admirable, ...
In 1 Chronicles 14, King David’s archenemy, the Philistines, marched towards David. After God gave David permission to attack, he defeated the Philistines. But the Philistines didn’t give up. They prepared to attack again. This time, God gave David an unconventional approach to defeat the Philistines. God told David not to go straight-up at the Philistines, but instead, to circle ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
