Stephen Phelan, Movement Mortgage’s Chief Pastoral Officer, recently shared about three common employee needs within the workplace. The third need was for each employee to find purpose in their work. Years ago, I had taught on purpose when a nursing home employee approached me. She had previously been homeless and viewed her work as simply a paycheck. When this ...
One of the things I enjoy most about teaching is when God shows up, in response to my prayers. Recently, I was delivering a talk when I sensed God urging me to scrap one of my stories and substitute another. I marveled as I watched closely the eyes of the men listening. That story resonated with them. Several men later ...
One of the things I enjoy most about teaching is when God shows up, in response to my prayers. Recently, I was delivering a talk when I sensed God urging me to scrap one of my stories and substitute another. I marveled as I watched closely the eyes of the men listening. That story resonated with them. Several men later ...
Dr. Richard Blackaby shared with our Des Moines members a time when his father, Henry, was speaking to a group of Fortune 500 CEOs. Henry challenged each of them to carve out what he called unhurried time with God. One CEO interjected, “Henry, that’s not likely, you have no idea how busy we are.” Henry reportedly said, “Well, you have ...
One case that had unanimous Supreme Court consent last term was shockingly a religious liberty case involving Gerald Goff, a postal worker. Gerald had been given Sunday’s off for years, but then his boss refused, leaving him to battle for his religious freedom. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the burden on an employer for complying with someone’s religious request ...
When my wife, Kathy, was newer in her faith journey she would occasionally ask me to pray for her. Then she would say sincerely, “God hears your prayers better than mine.” Because of some of Kathy’s past sins, she doubted that God would listen to her prayers. It took a while for her to believe that God had forgiven her ...
Recently, I did a video interview with Matt Hasselbeck, former Seattle Seahawks quarterback. We discussed the contrast between how his faith played out in football versus now that he works for ESPN as an analyst. Matt shared that during his football career his team was always available and prayer was frequent. They prayed in the locker room, they prayed in ...
Howard runs a medical missions and health care facility. Recently, Howard’s organization was able to purchase a building they needed at far below market value. As the purchase was being completed, Howard thought, “We don’t have any furniture to fill all of this new space.” Hours later, Howard received a call from an employee. She said, “Someone just called to ...
Shortly before one of our Summit speakers was scheduled to speak, I learned that he had acquired food poisoning. When I checked on him, he was doubled over in pain and looked gaunt. It seemed impossible for him to go on stage. But we gathered a team of people and began praying. Moments later he delivered a very focused, powerful ...
Richard Blackaby shares about a businessman who was frustrated that God had been silent when he sought wisdom about a new job. This man claimed he accepted the job because he didn’t hear from God. It was a terrible decision. Richard began probing, “What did your wife think about the job?” “Oh, she never liked the idea,” he said. Richard ...
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