An executive of a financial organization shared with me recently that his company’s CEO, and most of his executive team, are Christians. But anytime my friend has encouraged the Executive team to be more forward with their Christian values his ideas get dismissed. Fear of getting sued, or a fear of upsetting employees or customers, causes many to shy away ...
Arizona Christian University’s most recent American Worldview Inventory report addressed the level of Biblical worldview in eight different categories. For the marketplace, I believe their category, Lifestyles, Behaviors, and Relationships is critical. Unfortunately, according to the report, only 10% of adults are integrating the Bible into their behaviors and relationships. Our biggest opportunity, however, lies with what the report calls ...
Weekly, my wife, Kathy, calls business leaders to ask how our team can pray for them. A common request has become, “Please pray for my son or daughter. They have severed relationships with us over politics.” A recent survey conducted by The Argument asked if having opposing political views is ever an acceptable reason to cut off contact with a ...
Wilson Fauber has been a Virginia realtor for over forty years, yet he was recently found guilty of ethics violations by a National Association of Realtors ethics panel. Mr. Fauber’s crime – years earlier he quoted Bible verses about marriage and human sexuality on social media. According to christianpost.com, Mr. Fauber was charged with “hate speech” because of quoting the ...
In this series, we’re discussing ways that business can shape our faith. One common challenge in business is conflict resolution. Pete faced a challenging transaction with a vendor that went bad, resulting in Pete being sued. Through wise counsel, Pete discovered that he had wronged this vendor. After prayer, Pete humbly went to the vendor’s office, confessed his sin, and ...
Whenever he went to the grocery store, Brian would retrieve at least one wayward grocery cart from the parking lot and return it to the store. He felt it was a small way he could help reduce clutter, improve the store’s aesthetics, and maybe make someone’s job easier. But on one of his trips, he got an additional perspective when ...
Recently, I received a publication that proclaimed to be a Christian publication. But their primary magazine article attempted to debunk the legitimacy of the Bible. Many liberal teachers begin with undermining the legitimacy of God’s Word. This practice allows them the ability to play God. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says, “The meaning of CHRISTIAN is one who professes belief in the ...
A past New American magazine article claimed George Washington Carver, counter to many in the scientific community, believed he could have faith in God and science. Carver also poured his faith into others in uncommon ways. In 1906, while at Tuskegee, Carver began leading a Bible class on Sunday’s. He would often act out the Bible stories. When others criticized ...
A recent Religion at Work study that surveyed UK and United States workers discovered that 19% of those surveyed had witnessed someone being judged because of their religious beliefs in the workplace. The most common types of discrimination witnessed included being the butt of jokes, being excluded from activities, being denied time off for religious holidays, being told not ...
On July 8th, possibly the largest mass baptism ever took place at Pirate’s Cove Beach in Southern California. Over 4,500 people were baptized that day during an outreach event held by Pastor Greg Laurie. The Erwin Brothers used their God given gifts of movie making to produce the Jesus Revolution movie. Their story, which included Pastor Laurie, has now impacted ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
