Integrity Moments

With low unemployment and many businesses experiencing growth beyond their staffing capacity, many workplaces are experiencing more chaos than usual. Your staff may be feeling hopeless.  People have an amazing ability to suffer through trials when they have genuine hope that there is an end in sight. When they reach the point of hopelessness, then serious problems arise.  Romans 8 […]

As an optimist, troubles must stack up pretty high before I begin to feel discouraged. However, I had one of those weeks recently.   Our upcoming event was becoming overwhelming. We were experiencing some online problems and I learned of some customer issues.  The discouragement was building. I needed solitude.   As I took a car ride, I prayed and asked God […]

In 1 Chronicles 14, King David’s archenemy, the Philistines, marched towards David. After God gave David permission to attack, he defeated the Philistines.  But the Philistines didn’t give up. They prepared to attack again. This time, God gave David an unconventional approach to defeat the Philistines.   God told David not to go straight-up at the Philistines, but instead, to circle […]

Recently, someone asked Kathy, if she and I could sell Unconventional Business Network when we were ready to retire. One misunderstanding about nonprofits is how the ownership works.  Kathy and I do not own the assets of UBN. The ministry is publicly owned. Our pay is limited to whatever our independent board of directors approve. We cannot sell or liquidate […]

In this series we’re discussing the reliability of the Bible, using the MAPS acronym from Hank Hanegraaff. Our final letter is S for Statistics.  A professor named Peter Stoner worked with 600 students to figure out what the probability would be of just eight prophecies of Jesus being fulfilled. The result is 1 in 10036  In Matthew 17:27, Jesus said […]

In this series we’re discussing the reliability of the Bible, using the MAPS acronym from Hank Hanegraaff. Today we are talking about P for Prophecy.  One of the most remarkable attributes about the Bible is the predictions that were made hundreds of years before they came true. Before Jesus’ birth, prophets made 55 predictions about Jesus, including that our Savior […]

In this series we’re discussing the reliability of the Bible, using the MAPS acronym from Hank Hanegraaff. Last time we discussed manuscripts, today we’ll discuss archaeology.  Hank tells the story of a biblical skeptic named Sir William Ramsay. Trained as an archaeologist, Ramsay set out to disprove the historical reliability of the book of Luke.   However, Ramsay became a Christian […]

In this series we’re discussing the reliability of the Bible. Years ago, I heard Hank Hanegraaff of Christian Research Institute share the acronym MAPS to help explain the reliability of the Bible.   The M stands for manuscripts.   Years ago, I visited the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The process that the scribes used to copy God’s Word was impressive. […]

Since the vision of Unconventional Business Network is one million business leaders modeling Biblical principles in their workplace, the authority and reliability of the Bible is foundational to UBN.   Recently, while interviewing a job candidate, I asked about this applicant’s view of the Bible. She told me, “I believe the Bible is inspired by God, but certainly not all true.” […]

At my college graduation the emcee requested that the audience hold their applause until all graduates had walked across the stage. When I crossed the stage, however, I saw my father leap to his feet and yell, “Way to go, Rick!”   During my youth, my father wasn’t someone who gave much affirmation, but in that one moment, I knew my […]