We had a great day recently! We had two significant new sponsors and an unexpected renewal that all happened in one day! It would have been easy to take credit for the victory. But then, I remembered that our team had fervently prayed the day before for God to provide new sponsors. Our victory lap belonged to God. In Genesis ...
My wife, Kathy, often processes her thoughts verbally. When we were first married, Kathy would get excited about something she wanted to buy and talk as if she was going to take action that instant! As the one managing the budget, this caused great anxiety for me until I finally realized that Kathy was only thinking out loud. In business, ...
For years I’ve observed an organization that is led by a very dominant figure. Their culture seems legalistic and the employees operate out of fear. Anyone who violates a rule suffers severe consequences or is terminated. What’s disappointing is that the organization is led by a self-proclaimed Christian, yet grace is rarely seen. It’s no coincidence that Jesus came to ...
Taking President’s Day to be reminded of great leaders and their past struggles is a helpful way to inspire and shape the culture of a nation. Businesses have a similar opportunity! Hebrews 11 highlights several heroes of the faith like Abraham, Moses, and Noah and chronicles their experiences to encourage us by their past struggles and victories. Hebrews 12:1 goes ...
In a recent article from Development and Leadership Coaching, Zach Clark penned, “Intentionality precedes progress.” Progress, then, begins with the intention to live and be a certain way. Life follows the path of intentionality. Proverbs 31:27 says, “She watched over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” In Proverbs 31, we read of the ...
Botanist and Inventor, George Washington Carver, was an uncommon man. Despite being born into slavery, Mr. Carver became respected by many famous people, including Henry Ford and President Theodore Roosevelt. Even more uncommon was his willingness to give God credit. Mr. Carver once said, “When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' ...
George Washington Carver, a botanist and inventor, was born into slavery in 1860. Against all odds, Carver eventually received a Master’s Degree and went on to teach at Tuskegee University. Although Mr. Carver accomplished many amazing feats in his lifetime, his fascination with the peanut became his most noted. He was truly an uncommon man. A famous quote of his ...
In an article by Lean Business Group, innovation is named as one of businesses top ten problems. Starting a business is one thing, continuing to develop new ideas that customers crave is another. Our creator God is the best innovator. Being His image bearers, we are also creative innovators. With His Spirit in us, we have access to ideas, creative ...
Recently, I asked my wife, Kathy, how her day went. She replied, “Frustrating. I had so many meetings that I didn’t get any of my work done.” Kathy, like many of us, loves people, but she likes to mark tasks off her to-do list. It’s easy to forget that much of our work is about the people. Although Kathy didn’t ...
My wife, Kathy, loves history. She recently shared that during World War I, America discovered that the Germans were listening to the American phone transmissions. This caused great harm to American troops. A Captain of the 142nd Infantry Regiment overheard two Choctaw Indian soldiers speaking their native language, when he had an idea! He sought out as many Choctaw Indians ...
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