Waiting on the Lord
I’m pretty sure that one of the most frustrating things about life is waiting. You wait in traffic. You wait in the doctor’s office. You wait forever in Walmart. You even have to wait on the Lord. Isaiah 64:4 From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened...
The Melody of our Hearts
Recently, while I was reading through the book of Ephesians, I came upon these words, "…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks for all things…"(Eph.5:19-20). As I...
Reflections from Psalm 49
I have begun 2019 working through the Psalms. I came across Psalm 49, and I was struck at the timely word it gives—to everyone, and especially those in business. This Psalm warns of the pursuit of security and meaning in wealth. It may seem unusual to...
Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Dear friends, There is an amazing amount of hurt in this world. We are flawed human beings. We live in a broken world. We are not immune to disease, suffering,...
Humility
The Bible is filled with verses on humility. Following is a small sample: Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience Ephesians 4:2 - with all humility and gentleness, with...
Building The Kingdom
We all spend our lives building something. We are either spending our time, treasures, and talents to build our own kingdoms or we are spending our time, treasures, and talents to build God's Kingdom. All that we spend on selfish ambition is temporal; while all that...
Who Owns Your Portfolio?
Jockko Willink has become a leadership sensation in the past few years. His Ted Talks and podcasts are popular, and his book, Extreme Ownership has been a best selling book several years in a row. He gives solid leadership advice from the perspective of his background...
Everything We Do Matters
Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave; You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ Have you heard of “the butterfly effect”? The Butterfly Effect is a book by...
Does God Still Speak to His Children?
Does God Still Speak to His Children? That’s really a great question. I have been involved in a number of conversations about this topic recently. No doubt in my mind that God is still speaking today. The question is, am I really listening to what God has to say or am...
Amazing Grace
I recently read the book of Micah, and I found myself, again, convicted of my personal waywardness from the Lord. Our tendency towards self–reliance and self-sufficiency is clearly a central theme of Scripture, but even more so is the grace of God! In the book of...
Beginning Again
The New Year is an important opportunity to start again. Many of you have taken stock of the last year, and have set some goals for 2019. Daniel Pink, in his book, When, demonstrates the tangible power of new beginnings. Significant days & markers have proven impact...
New Year, Same Desire, Same Purpose
As we approach 2019, what is the desire of your heart? What makes you want to get up in the morning? For some of us that is getting harder to do: physically, mentally, relationally, even spiritually. For some it seems like it is an endless amount of problems,...
It’s Never ‘Just Business’ at Work
A great article taken from The Gospel Coalition: Written by Brad Larson It was time to say something. After months of abrasive communication coupled with borderline abusive negotiation tactics, I needed to have a heart-to-heart with my client. We are all adults here,...
Balance
The conversations about time management seem to come up pretty often, especially during the holiday season. One young business leader said to me last week, “I have no idea how I am going to get everything done!” We reflected on the following verses as we allowed the...
Choices
Several years ago, I taught a series in Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life with some of the men at our church. It is a challenging study that forces us to consider the "big" questions about our existence like, "Why are we here?" and "What will we do today...
True Comm-unity
Unity. It is a thing which people speak of like world peace--something that would be nice to have, but naive to imagine we will ever achieve it. After several years of highly inflammatory public discourse, it seems like in many ways we are more divided as a country...