I remember when I dreaded Monday. For Monday was drill down day at work. This was when everyone I served with had to get on a conference call, report team numbers and be prepared to address a flurry of questions. Not so bad, but the call was purposely structured to be more like an interrogation, …
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“Wag The Dog”
Does the dog wag the tail, or the tail wag the dog? The answer should be obvious. However, for many of us, how often do other components of life begin to control our life? For example, when we're young, we're often asked what we want to be when we grow up, rather than who we …
To G.R.O.W.
There's a proverb in the agricultural community that advises farmers to grow what they know. No doubt, good advice. For farming is risky enough, without adding to it by making an investment in something you know nothing about. However, this is exactly what so many of us do when it comes to our stewardship. For …
Encouragement Everyday
We all appreciate being encouraged. Whether it's a kind word, the proverbial pat-on-the-back, or even hearing a compliment from an unbiased third party, it makes a difference. Our confidence is renewed, we get an extra spring in our step and the challenges we face in life seem to momentarily fade away. However, encouragement doesn't have …
Solutions For The Secular
Even though we currently live and operate in a secular world, that doesn't mean we have to live and operate the same way it does. For we are called to bring hope and light into the world through Christ. However, as we know, this isn't always the easiest thing to do. For me, there was …
Leading With Impact?
There is a story that tells of a former military general who once approached an officer trying to rally his soldiers to lift a large piece of timber into place. The men were struggling to do so and when the general inquired as to why the officer wasn't physically helping, the man quickly replied, "because …
Marketplace Missionaries
Why do we work? Is it just to make money? Obviously, work provides us with the means to support ourselves and our families, but is that its sole value and purpose? Or, could it be that what we do for a living is also one of the most powerful platforms we have been entrusted with …
Prodigal Pursuits
"Then I took a good look at everything I’d done, looked at all the sweat & hard work. But when I looked, I saw nothing but smoke. Smoke & spitting into the wind. There was nothing to any of it. Nothing." These words were written thousands of years ago by King Solomon in Ecclesiastes 2:11 …
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