Multitasking is a badge of honor for many. But according to Earl Miller, a neuroscience professor at MIT, “You can’t multitask.” Our brains are hard-wired to only do one cognitively demanding activity at a time. In a Wall Street Journal article, Miller says what we actually are doing is task-shifting, jumping from one task to another. In fact, juggling tasks ...
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 ...
King Solomon had just given his inauguration speech when he decided to publicly worship God. But the tabernacle and altar weren’t in Jerusalem. Approximately 440 years before Solomon became king, a craftsman named Bezalel had been charged by God to build the altar, the ark, and most elements inside the tabernacle. 2 Chronicles 1:5 says, “But the bronze altar that ...
In this series, we’ve been discussing the advantages of small businesses. The fourth advantage is personalized service. Commercial lending to small businesses used to be a personalized service. Then, large national banks began looking for ways to make small business loans more profitable. This led to decisions and loans being made by people who never met the customer. Jesus emphasized ...
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