Posts by ahawkins@briarwood.org

by Rob Genin Confrontation may be the least enjoyable part of leadership. It takes wisdom, tact, and prayer. Yet it is essential!  The wise gardener knows that trees do not know the best way to grow. One I spoke to said, “No matter how big or healthy the limb, if it is growing in the…

by Abby Hawkins I sometimes wonder what message I might have for men in business leadership. I am not a man, not a business person, and not in leadership. I try to think about what to write that isn’t too girly or too irrelevant to executives. But everything the Lord seems to have put on…

By David Kahle/ biblicalbusiness.com  It is so easy to think of a business as just a vehicle to make money. That is the message the world sends out, and most people accept. That view of a business, however, ranks high on the list of Satan’s greatest deceits.  As businesspeople, we often define our success by…

by Johnny Presley  Last week’s Fall Breakfast was a real encouragement. It was good to be in the room together—to be reminded that God is still at work in Birmingham, and that faithful men can strengthen a city.  But last week’s event is not the finish line. It’s a starting point.  After a big event…

by Loring Muir For many couples, retirement brings a strange realization: we have more time together than we’ve had in years—and we’re not quite sure what to do with it. For decades, life has been organized around work, raising children, school activities, church, community, and a seemingly endless list of responsibilities. Husband and wife have…

by Emma Cockley, WBL Interim Director I recently had the privilege of teaching a session for Women Business Leaders’ Summer Series. Because the Summer Series’ theme was on the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5, my lesson dealt with the two virtues of patience and kindness. Below is a short excerpt from my lesson…

by Rob Genin One of the most amazing things anyone can say is that they saw God. There are, of course, theological challenges with that statement, because God is spirit and does not have a body; and yet, we can see God every day. In fact, He wants us to see Him today. Let me explain. Seeing God in…

by Chris Jones Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by…

by Abby Hawkins “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Back to school week has arrived, and it’s affecting everyone on our staff. I imagine…

by Johnny Presley Jesus says something simple in the Sermon on the Mount, perhaps you recognize it:  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden… In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who…