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Former Senator Ben Sasse shares about his recent cancer diagnosis, addressing human frailty and the reality of death, while accepting that God allows suffering. He also shares about redeeming the time by worshipping Jesus and loving your family in the time God has given you.  

What does heaven teach us about God? In this collection, you’ll hear amazing stories and biblical insights about heaven from popular episodes of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. Featuring guests like John Burke, Lee Strobel, Randy Alcorn and Erwin Lutzer.

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You’re checking the boxes—career, church, kids—but something still feels off. Why doesn’t success feel significant? And why does marriage take the hit when life gets busy? Stephanie Carter and her husband Bryan, author of Made to Last: 8 Principles to Build Long-Lasting Relationships, share how burnout, counseling, and hard recalibration reshaped their marriage and family rhythms. If you crave balancing work and family in practical ways that put God first without quitting your calling, this conversation meets you where you live.

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Servant leadership isn’t a soft skill—it’s one of the clearest indicators of a company’s long-term health.

When investors evaluate businesses, they often focus on numbers: revenue, margins, and growth projections. But behind every enduring company is something less visible and far more powerful—a leadership team shaping culture, guiding decisions, and determining whether that business will flourish or fade.

Dolores Bamford, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Eventide Asset Management, joins the show today to share what she has learned after spending decades studying this reality. Her conclusion is clear: leadership quality is essential to lasting business success.

At its core, leadership shapes everything about a company. It influences:

Strong products and strategies may carry a company for a time, but they cannot compensate for poor leadership indefinitely. Over the long run, outcomes are driven not just by numbers, but by people.

Yet, according to Dolores, this is often overlooked in traditional investment analysis—where short-term performance can overshadow deeper, more meaningful indicators of health.

Dolores’s perspective is shaped not only by her extensive experience in investment management—spanning firms like Fidelity, Putnam, and Goldman Sachs—but also by her theological training.

After years in finance, she pursued a master’s degree in theology and further study in ethical leadership. That combination sharpened her conviction that faith and finance belong together.

It also reframed how she evaluates companies. Instead of focusing solely on financial outputs, she looks at:

This lens recognizes that businesses are not just economic engines—they are instruments that shape human flourishing.

Servant leadership is not abstract. It shows up in everyday decisions and behaviors. Leaders who embody it:

These leaders are marked by humility, integrity, and a willingness to learn from mistakes. They pursue excellence not for personal recognition, but for the good of others.

By contrast, poor leadership often reveals itself through:

Over time, these traits erode trust, weaken culture, and ultimately damage the business itself.

Why is leadership often overlooked?

Part of the reason is pressure. Markets reward short-term results, and leaders can feel incentivized to prioritize immediate gains over long-term health. Cultural norms may also celebrate boldness and self-promotion over humility and service. But this creates real risk.

When leadership lacks integrity or vision, companies may:

Sometimes God removes what you’re trusting in to reveal who’s really on the throne. Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe takes us to Isaiah chapter 6 for one of Scripture’s most powerful encounters with God’s presence.  When everything around you is falling apart, prepare for a life-changing vision of who God really is ... listen to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe.

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