Sam Thevanayagam is an author, speaker, and CEO of Parts Life, Inc. who emigrated to the United States in his twenties. Sam joins the Innerfire Podcast to discuss living out faith in business, cultural issues, and his book The First 10 Runs in Singles.

0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - About Sam Thevanayagam
7:14 - Coming up as a Christian in Sri Lanka
9:41 - Sam’s salvation experience
10:27 - How does Christianity in the U.S. different from Christianity in Sri Lanka?
14:28 - How Sam is living out his faith in his business and community
19:38 - The Christian approach to immigration
24:43 - Playing offense instead of defense
30:06 - Being a good steward of the resources God has given us
35:16 - Helping others achieve their God-given potential
40:17 -  Discovering purpose as the antidote to entitlement
42:21 - Sam’s approach to LGBTQ employees
47:30 - Using the game of cricket to teach the game of life
51:38 - Being the same person in private as in public 
55:20 - Prioritizing relationships
59:46 - How Sam is using his book
1:02:05 - The importance of unconditional love and resilience
1:10:10 - Taking initiative in response to the Holy Spirit
1:14:14 - Closing comments

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