Faith & Purpose Posts

The Next Christians by Gabe Lyons

Recently, I have been reading, The Next Christians: Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World by Gabe Lyons.  If you’re a follower of our blog, you may have read our post, A shift in culture? ... Read More »

What Derails Most Leaders Careers?

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a Truth@Work webinar with Donnie Smith, CEO, Tyson Foods. Let me simply say, WOW!   In today’s culture, it’s sometime difficult to discern wise counsel when it comes to leadership.   There is... Read More »

What’s a BHAG?

This month in each of the Truth@Work roundtables I facilitate, we kicked off the year as we do every year with the topic of BHAGs.  Most who have heard this term in the past associate it with Big Hairy... Read More »

Life-Long Friends

A couple of weeks ago, I was having coffee with a new friend. During the course of the conversation, I mentioned that I was having lunch with one of my best friends from high school later that day. His... Read More »

What’s in your hand?

Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on my hands.  You see, it all started with my shoveling a bit of snow prior to Christmas and wearing a fairly large blister on the palm of my hand. ... Read More »

One of the Best Christmas Gifts Ever!

The Arnold’s received one of the best Christmas gifts ever this year. However, prior to sharing, let me give a bit of prospective on “boasting”. Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NIV) says: 23This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise... Read More »

It’s Time for a Heart Check!

If we were to honestly do an assessment of the “heart” of your business, which of the following scenarios would best apply? “It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all... Read More »

A shift in culture?

Would anyone agree that we are experience a shift in our culture in America?  One that, in my personal beliefs, is moving away from a “biblical worldview”.   A country which was once founded on “biblical principles” has started turning... Read More »

Criticism

Has anyone noticed a whole lot of people voicing “criticism” these days?  We seem to live in a world that enjoys “criticizing” or “judging” others.  Worse yet, we can now “criticize” more easily with social media.  Honestly, this is... Read More »

Insecure Leadership

As I was reading OS Hillman’s TGIF post this morning, Insecure Leadership « Marketplace Leaders, it reminded me of a time not so long ago. From worldly standards, I was a pretty successful person not long ago.  I had... Read More »