Toby’s business had outgrown their cash, and they were days away from potential failure. The evening before a meeting with a possible purchaser of his business, Toby shared his fear of failure with his wife. Toby’s wife asked him, “If the business fails do you believe that I’ll still love you?” “Yes,” Toby replied. “If the business fails will God […]

Years ago, a business owner called me all excited about our ministry and our desire to promote integrity. He invited me to tour his machine tooling business. Amazingly, this CEO bragged about his integrity and how important ethics were to him throughout the tour. When people constantly promote their own integrity, it can be a smokescreen for trouble. Part way […]

Today, on Memorial Day, we honor our veterans who died while serving their country. According to the Veterans Affairs, over 1.1 million people have died while in the military. People have choices. They can choose to charge into battle with courage or they can choose to flee. Most of these brave men and women we honor today, chose to be […]

Do a Motive Inventory After several years of unhappy marriage, Gina and I realized we married for many wrong reasons. Instead of ending our marriage, we turned to God, whom we believed had a higher purpose for our marriage. In time, our marriage healed and became healthy. I meet people who insist God told them to make some business decision. […]

Daniel shared with me that he once worked for IBM and was impressed with their three core values used to shape their culture. Daniel later went to work for an Ivy League school’s foundation. During a planning session for the foundation, Daniel asked the CEO about what values the organization held to help shape their culture. Remarkably, the CEO had […]

Doug is a local pastor who emailed me recently from Asia. Doug said that he was on a mission trip when he was invited to a businessmen’s bible study. Remarkably, the bible study lesson used that day was written by me!  Doug marveled at God’s ways. He was amused that he had to go around the world to be reminded […]

Toby Rush, CEO of Eyeverify, recently shared about dreaming big at an event I attended. Toby has successfully launched and sold two technology companies that created innovative technology far beyond what most people could imagine possible. Toby made a statement that reminded me of the importance of remembering that God is the ultimate Creator, and our creativity is a gift […]

A Silicon Valley venture capitalist recently asked me how a CEO, in a spiritually dark community like Silicon Valley, could apply biblical principles to business when so many are offended by the Christian faith. Many Christians would love an easy way to make a difference without offending anyone. Although we need to treat others with respect, leaders also need to […]

When you sin – whether anyone sees it or not – damage is done to yourself and all of creation. Also, the good you do brings goodness, regardless of who sees. Everything we do receives punishment or reward. Whether someone knows about it, isn’t relevant. If you plant an evil seed, evil will grow. What if you didn’t know it […]

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over 3 million students will graduate from college this year. As they enter the workplace, many do not yet know that God has a purpose and a plan for their work beyond just making money. That is unfortunate, because the workplace can be a stern taskmaster. Without a sense of calling, it’s […]