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 ...
Kathy and I attended this year’s National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. One speaker prayed that God would grant us divine appointments on our flights back home. On our flight home, as we were landing, I remembered that prayer. So, I introduced myself to the passenger next to me. When he asked about my work, I said, “I help business ...
Wilmore Kentucky has been overwhelmed with thousands of people descending upon Asbury University to be part of the Asbury revival that began February 8th. It has now spilled over into several other universities. As I read about the Asbury revival it makes me wonder what a workplace revival might look like. Acts 19 may give us a glimpse of what ...
Today, we’re discussing how leaders might pass the baton to their successors. Jesus only spent three years in ministry, yet today, He has billions of followers. Identifying Jesus’ approach might be helpful for you and I. After Jesus spent time with His many followers, Jesus took His first big step towards establishing His future leaders. In Luke 6, we read ...
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 ...
When movie producer, Alex Kendrick, produced the movie Overcomer, they had to develop a scene with a train approaching a wrecked car. They rented a train and found a wrecked car. The production team designed a system to take the car on and off the tracks, but their plan didn’t work. Frustrated, Alex rallied the team to pray for a ...
In Bremerton, Washington, Coach Kennedy led prayers in the locker room before football games. He also prayed after games at the 50-yard line. Kennedy’s school district demanded that he stop all prayer. The coach complied with their demands with one exception. Kennedy continued to pray privately at midfield, resulting in his termination. The Supreme Court recently ruled for Coach ...
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