Two friends of mine specialize in building lakes and ponds. They claim, “Anybody can drill down a few feet then call it a lake, but will the lake hold water?” The solution is drilling deep enough to find solid rock and building the lake around it. The customer, however, will not be able to tell if the lake was built […]

Like many people, I lived, worked, and went to church mostly in the suburbs, with people who look like me. Then God decided to shake up my world. We felt called to begin attending an inner-city church, and adopt a bi-racial daughter. In addition, I began serving on a ministry board with several African American and Hispanic pastors. I have […]

One sign of a good leader is the depth and strength of their leadership team. Bobby, had a company of 100 employees that he sold to a publicly-traded company that had thousands of employees. After the merger, the parent company’s leadership began realizing Bobby had developed some amazing leaders. Several of Bobby’s key leaders were transferred to headquarters to take […]

In Acts 4 the believers may have asked themselves, “Should we be surprised that our own Jewish leaders in God’s Holy City are doing things against God.” They were surprised, but as they prayed from Psalms 2:1-6, they saw the situation through God’s eyes and realized God understood their predicament from the beginning of the world. Do you know it’s […]

King Jehoshaphat decided that he wanted to build a fleet of ships to search for gold in another land. His mistake, however, came when he decided to take on a business partner. He paired up with the King of Israel, King Ahaziah, without considering God’s desire. Ahaziah was known for his wickedness and not someone God wanted partnering with His […]

In 1 Kings 22, King Ahab and King Jehoshaphat have decided to go to war with a neighboring nation, even though the prophet Micaiah has told them King Ahab will die in battle. Ahab decides to go to battle anyway, but just in case the prophet is right Ahab decides to disguise himself in battle. Ahab seems to think he’s […]

When Daniel worked for King Belshazzar, Daniel’s peers became jealous of his excellence. So they set out to destroy him. But as they looked for ways to trap Daniel, they realized that he had such high integrity, the only way he could be trapped was with his faith in God. Their attempt to use his faith against Daniel, backfired however, […]

If you are in a tricky situation at work resist the temptation to slander or quarrel. Take the high road because: If you live in a stable community where people aren’t moving all the time, most people know most people. The person you’re slandering could be someone’s cousin or best friend. Quarreling with or slandering someone’s character creates a toxic […]

Since 2000, my friend Will has owned a $4.5 million dollar a year real estate development company. Yet in 2012, Will was unsure why his business was failing, so we prayed for wisdom. A few months later, Will joyfully reported his business had turned around because of Proverbs 22:10, “Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and […]

Our ministry hosted 25 CEO’s to tour Cambridge Engineering in St. Louis. Part of the tour allowed us to attend a daily 15-minute voluntary staff meeting. In only 15 minutes they did stretching exercises, showed 25 brief videos of quality improvements produced by staff, shared praise reports, and presented a gag gift to an intern! Cambridge believes building community and […]