Phil Vischer, creator of Veggie Tales, had a dream that died when Veggie Tales was forced into bankruptcy. As Phil’s dreams disintegrated, the story of the Shunamite woman in 2 Kings provided Phil some answers. The prophet Elisha repaid a Shunamite woman’s kindness by asking God to give her a son. Later the son died, as did the woman’s dream […]

Bruce was meeting with Terry, whom he had not seen since Terry had launched a new business. When Bruce asked Terry how the new business was going, Terry quietly said, “It didn’t make it.” Bruce was crushed! “What are you going to do?” he asked. Terry said, “I’m going to pray and trust God for what’s next.” In that moment, […]

After being baptized by John the Baptist many wanted to know what was expected of them after their repentance. First, John gave them general directions about being generous and loving to others. But some knew that if this new life John taught about was real, then they needed deeper instructions on applying their faith to their work. In Luke 3 […]

Cary Summers, President of the Museum of the Bible located in Washington D.C., shared about the remarkable journey his team had in taking a 430,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse and converting it into the 3rd largest museum in the city. Rather than use standard protocols with a hired contractor, they asked the contractor to assemble crews to work 24 hours […]

The revelation of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual escapades brought a cavalcade of victims coming forward. I’m thankful that women and men who have been victimized now have the opportunity for justice, however, there will likely also be those who view this as an opportunity to make false accusations. Mike Pence took some heat for his practice of avoiding being alone with […]

An acquaintance of mine was reportedly so focused on the mission of helping orphans that when someone new would call for an appointment he would say, “If this meeting won’t somehow help an orphan, I really don’t have time to meet.” Having clarity of what your mission is, and sticking to it, is the best way towards success. However, we […]

The praise of men can be a dangerous trap. When others are singing your praises, it’s easy to soak up the praise and start believing your own press. But as followers of Jesus, we are called to give God the glory, because our talents and resources came from Him. In Acts 12, King Herod was addressing a crowd when they […]

On Thanksgiving Day, the race for buying Christmas presents began. Black Friday amplified the season, Small Business Saturday tried to grab their fair share and Cyber Monday took it online. In addition to the Christmas buying season, there’s another important season: the Year End Giving season. Today is officially Giving Tuesday, but a John Templeton Foundation survey in 2015 discovered […]

According to Wikipedia, Cyber Monday online sales have grown since 2006 from $610 million to over $3 billion in 2016. This has come at the expense, however, of many workplaces. According to comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni, “Cyber Monday online sales have always been driven by considerable buying activity from work locations.” Some workplaces have chosen to crack down on employees […]

Have you ever wondered why the day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday? According to Wikipedia, on Black Friday many retailers began seeing “black ink” in their accounting ledgers as they finally overcame their losses for the year and began seeing profits. Many retail businesses I’ve counseled over the years have absorbed losses throughout the year with the hope that […]