Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. – Matthew 7:20 (KJV) The world knows some things about Christians. The world knows what they hear about Christians. The world knows what Christians say about themselves and their beliefs. The world knows when what we say and do fail to match up with one another. Multiply [...]
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Sound Biblical Business Practices
Posted in business, fruit, ministry, nonprofit, wisdom on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Nuts and Bolts
Posted in books, business, wisdom on January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.” – Benjamin Franklin Think about it. Benjamin Franklin, one of the famed Founding Fathers of America, shared these words regarding business. Consider Franklin the businessman and inventor, even the philanthropist, not the diplomat and ambassador. Franklin was a publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac as well as a [...]
Shared Words
Posted in counsel, encouragement, love, Love Your Neighbor, Proverbs, wisdom, tagged comfort, counsel, love, support, weak, wisdom on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22 (NIV) Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. – Proverbs 11:14 (KJV) Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. – Romans 14:1 (NIV) We who are [...]
Passion or Purpose
Posted in perception, wisdom on November 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What’s driving your pursuits?Passion?Purpose?Which is it? Passion is simply defined as “a powerful emotion.” That is usually enough to get things started or to spark something spontaneous, but it may not be enough to keep things going. You may need more than just the power of emotion driving you into action. You very well need [...]
Scale Down to Start Up
Posted in books, business, change, entrepreneurship, humility, ideas, management, methods, planning, small groups, strategies, visualize, wisdom, tagged community, daily, faith, help, prayer, work on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”- Zig Ziglar Starting up a business may require you to scale down your big dream. Don’t read into that. I did not say it may require you to drop or dump your dream entirely. I just [...]
Marketplace Messengers
Posted in books, business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, productivity, stewardship, vision, wisdom on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “God is moving in a powerful way in the marketplace”- Henry Blackaby In this era of multimedia, the Christian entrepreneur has a plethora of information sources. Many of these are exclusively online, but others are in print, on television, even the radio, and online. These men and women offer insights and ideas on how [...]
Reap Your Rewards
Posted in business, planning, wisdom on January 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. – Galatians 6:7 (ESV) they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes Proverbs 1:31 (NIV) In business, you want to reap your rewards. You seek to benefit from your [...]
Decision Division
Posted in boards, business, church, leadership, management, meetings, ministry, pastors, teams, wisdom, Word on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession [...]
Fool Coverage
Posted in books, business, leadership, management, wisdom on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”- Psalm 53:1 (NKJV) Foolish notions come from foolish people. In life, your best bet may be to keep away from foolishness. In business, it makes even more sense to do so. I started reading Steve Marr’s Business Proverbs some years ago and I always go [...]
Daily Conditioning
Posted in Bible study, books, business, management, wisdom on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds- Proverbs 27:23 (NIV) You need to have a handle on what you have under your care. Management simply relates to how you handle business matters. I love The One Minute Manager. That’s good stuff, but I can’t totally depend on [...]
