For years, these Integrity Moments have been sponsored by Integrity Resource Center. This week, however, we’re excited to announce our new name, Unconventional Business Network, and what it means to be an Unconventional Business Leader. We believe that Unconventional Business Leaders are people who love God and love others. My friends, Randy and Cheryl, have a business that hires and […]

For years, these Integrity Moments have been sponsored by Integrity Resource Center. This week, however, we’re excited to announce our new name, Unconventional Business Network, and what it means to be an Unconventional Business Leader. We believe Unconventional Business Leaders are people with Integrity. John inherited the family manufacturing business the day the company filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy judge […]

For years, these Integrity Moments have been sponsored by Integrity Resource Center. This week, however, we’re excited to announce our new name, Unconventional Business Network, and what it means to be an Unconventional Business Leader. We believe Unconventional Business Leaders are people with courageous faith. In the 1960s, Truett Cathy had trouble placing his stores in shopping malls because his […]

Did you know that until 1752 our forefathers celebrated New Year’s Day on March 25th? Our culture tries to undermine Christianity, but today is an example of the far-reaching impact Christians have had, even on our calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decided to standardize the calendar by creating the Gregorian calendar. He began by declaring January 1st as New […]

Early in our Christian journey, Kathy and I were rationalizing away any thought of increasing our giving. Then God began convicting us. So, Kathy and I made a commitment to increase our giving to 10%, which was a stretch. Then God decided to test our commitment. Soon thereafter, Kathy quit her nursing job to care for our son. Increasing our […]

One of the joys of nonprofit work is to see God working through generous people. Many years ago, Luke was in town and asked to have lunch. During lunch, Luke asked, “How many miles does your car have?” When I replied, “160,000,” Luke said, “Rick, meeting with influential business leaders, you should drive something nicer. Fly to Texas, and I’ll […]

Our “Ask Rick” section on our website invites people to seek counsel about their workplace issues. Recently, Carolyn emailed about her new job at an automobile dealership. After a few weeks, Carolyn questioned whether some of the business practices common to the industry would be problematic with her faith. Her ultimate question was, “Are there some industries that Christians should […]

People sometimes easily send me their thoughts after reading our email versions of Integrity Moments. But it’s far more difficult for our radio listeners to respond. Therefore, sometimes it feels the radio version is less effective. Unless I have encounters like I did recently. The property manager who cares for our building recently stopped me to say, “I walked by […]

The meaning of Christmas has been highjacked before. According to Wikipedia, in the 17th century the Puritans banned the celebration of Christmas, because it became known for drunkenness and other mischief. Although Christmas was restored in 1660 as a holiday it still was in disrepute and not a prominent celebration until the 19th century thanks to Charles Dickens and other […]

This week we’re discussing the topic of Unconventional Business Leaders. Unconventional Business Leaders pursue excellence God’s way. The world often strives for perfection and personal glory, while an Unconventional Business Leader strives for excellence and deflecting glory to God. A local company was known for providing an excellent service to the community. Their true motive was for God to receive […]