Hungering for Righteousness in a World That Hungers for Success “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.”—Matthew 5:6 (ESV) As Christian business leaders—men and women navigating an ever-evolving marketplace—there’s a clear message from the world around us: “Stay hungry!” We’re encouraged to dream big, push for ambitious goals,Continue reading “From Hustle to Holiness: Reorienting Our Pursuits with Matthew 5”
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Not-So-Secret Keys to Fulfillment that are Too Often Ignored
We spend our entire lives working. Work is in our DNA. Yet, all too often, people get to the end of their life (or have a mid-life crisis) and question the value of their work. Now, there are many verses talking about how NOT to work (we discussed two of them in our previous articleContinue reading “Not-So-Secret Keys to Fulfillment that are Too Often Ignored”
My Friend’s Million Dollar Idea
“I have a great business idea that I know can make a ton of money!” I’ve been texted this, emailed this, and it’s been brought up over coffee, beer and dinner by business oriented individuals more often than I would like to admit. It’s typically an interesting conversation, and then three months later, nothing hasContinue reading “My Friend’s Million Dollar Idea”
Faith-led-action
Have you ever asked God to open or close a door and nothing happened? This can be a demoralizing experience. Maybe the “door” was a big acquisition, switching key suppliers or filling a crucial job opening. Many times we pray about a situation, choose to trust God with the outcome and then ask him toContinue reading “Faith-led-action”
Will Your Integrity Prove Itself?
I used to think that pure motives, a clear conscience and a heart that was right before God were all that mattered. As long as my conscience was clear, it didn’t really matter what others thought. Philippians 2:15 shows the error in this thinking and demonstrates that our actions prove our integrity to others…defining whatContinue reading “Will Your Integrity Prove Itself?”
Tune Your Ear
Have you ever done something in business to honor God, but your actions were actually sinful in the end? This is more common than you might think. King Saul in 1 Samuel 15 gives us a clear example of how quickly we can fall off track and how blind we can be to our ownContinue reading “Tune Your Ear”
No Time for Lunch
Are you so busy that you don’t stop for or simply forget to eat lunch? Jesus ran a similarly busy schedule. “The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” HeContinue reading “No Time for Lunch”
Exhaustion and Discouragement in Building an Organization
At different points in our careers we are hit with stress, discouragement and straight up exhaustion as we confront the challenges and obstacles in building our organizations. Do these feelings mean God has something else for us, or that we are moving in the wrong direction? In the book of Zechariah, we see God workingContinue reading “Exhaustion and Discouragement in Building an Organization”