Living as a Change Agent

Are you living as a change agent in your marketplace? A change agent is someone who acts as a catalyst, directly or indirectly causing change. The term is most frequently used for organizational change, but applies to cultural change of a broader scope as well. Jesus lived as a change agent. He was a catalyst […]

A Blessing from God

Sometimes restraint is a much wiser option than verbalizing your thoughts. There are times when keeping your mouth closed can certainly keep you out of trouble. But are there situations when remaining silent is wrong? Tune in to hear Richard L. Hamlet explore a situation, recorded in 2 Kings 7, in which four lepers had […]

Can Silence be Sinful?

We should be intentional and genuine in proclaiming praise to God in our marketplace as well as in public worship, radiating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet, there are times when praise is not the first thing on our mind. King David faced such a time. Most of us have experienced such times as well; times […]

Radiating the Gospel (#036)

The way we live and relate to others matters to God. In the Old Testament, there are numerous exhortations to walk in God’s ways and to refrain from imitating the ways of the pagan nations. God’s way is not what comes naturally to us, but it is the pathway to God’s blessing. The Corinthian church,  a skilled, gifted, and diverse New […]

Ministry God’s Way (#035)

“Rend your heart and not your garments…” (Joel 2:13). God looks at the heart, but the human soul tends to rely upon external ritual and superficial penitence in an attempt to please God. However, going through the external motions does not penetrate and change the heart. Real relationship with God is at the heart level; it is primarily […]