Integrity Moments

The Securities Exchange Commission recently levied a $100 million fine against the public accounting firm Ernst and Young. EY employees were found to be cheating on ethics exams and EY reportedly deceived the SEC about the cheating.  "It's simply outrageous that the very professionals responsible for catching cheating by clients cheated on ethics exams," ...

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Senator Rand Paul has been trying to uncover whether employees at the National Institute of Health are receiving royalties from companies that receive NIH drug contracts. Senator Paul feels stonewalled by the NIH.  Senator Paul discovered that $193 million in royalty payments have been made to approximately 1800 employees of the NIH. He was ...

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Those who are committed to their faith often strive towards giving a tithe, which means 10%, as required in the Old Testament. Then their generosity growth often stops.  However, it’s exciting, to hear the stories of people like Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace.   Over the years, God has challenged Terry to increase his ...

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When we host events, we hope to host a large audience and to make a difference in our guest’s lives. Yet, we can get so wrapped up in the event that we lose sight of quantifying our desired results.   That’s when I love hearing someone ask the simple question, “What would success look like?”  ...

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A friend of mine likes to say that we are all just one step away from stupid. For decades, King David had faithfully and humbly trusted God. But eventually, David’s pride opened the door for Satan to entice David to take a census.   God required that each person pay a ransom to God ...

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Recently, I called to check in on an old friend. Jimmy has been an entrepreneur for decades in the constantly changing telecommunications industry.   In the early years, Jimmy loved building his business. As his industry struggled, so has Jimmy.  It broke my heart to hear him say, “How long must I keep up this ...

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In this series, we’re discussing the armor of God. The final tool Paul references is the Word of God.   In Ephesians 6:17, Paul said, “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”  For twenty years I’ve been writing these Integrity Moment messages because I sincerely believe ...

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In this series, we’re discussing the armor of God. The fourth piece of armor the Apostle Paul references is the shield of faith.  In 2007, we hosted our first major conference. After we finished, Chip Ingram told me, “Rick, this event had a huge impact, and the enemy is not pleased. You will likely ...

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In this series, we’re discussing how to apply the armor of God in Ephesians 6 to our workplace. The third piece of armor Paul discusses is your “feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”  Years ago, I had an associate accused of verbally abusing a peer, but because he ...

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In this series, we’re discussing how to apply the armor of God in Ephesians 6 to our workplace challenges. We previously discussed the belt of truth.   The second tool Paul listed is the breastplate of righteousness. In the story of Daniel, his jealous peers tried to find a way to destroy Daniel. But they ...

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