Faith
Wealth as a Creation of God
The Bible makes a bold claim, namely, that wealth creation is rooted in God the creator. He is the ultimate source of all wealth. Genesis 1:1 declares, ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ And Genesis 2:1 notes that the creation of the heavens and the earth was completed on the sixth […]
In Memory of Billy Graham
I met Billy Graham on July 9, 2006. He was in Baltimore for the Metro-Maryland Festival, featuring his son Franklin as the primary speaker. I was the Chair of the Festival’s Executive Committee, and had been leading the team working on this event for the past three years. The general assumption was that Billy Graham […]
Christian Goal Setting For 2018
If you knew without a doubt that you could not fail in accomplishing one major goal, what goal would you set for your life? I have heard this question for years in business circles when the subject of goal-setting comes up. It’s also one I think about and think through what God wants me to […]
Seven Prayer Habits of Highly Effective People
We asked 15 business people leading Kingdom-building companies around the world what prayer habits, practices or experiences they have found helpful in their business life. We identified 7 reoccurring themes: Prayer habits for effective business people! Weave prayer throughout company life Prayer is something to be ‘threaded’ through the fabric of the business, not compartmentalized […]
500 Years of Reformation
October 2017 is the 500th Anniversary of start of the Reformation, when Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg. We may think of this as solely a seminal event in Christian history but it was much more than that. The Reformation changed the world. It set a new […]
Jesus – What Are You Doing Here?
The Gospel of Mark chapter 5 records the account of Jesus healing a man possessed by a Legion of Demons. We will rightly focus our attention on the Lord and on the demonic, but we should not miss the significance of the place. The accounts in the Gospels occur in Roman Palestine, in a small […]
The Honor of God and Decisions of Faith
The course of our lives, and the success of our businesses, is largely determined by the decisions that we make; and the decisions that we make are in turn governed by the priorities that we establish. As Christians, we should set as a high priority the Glory and Honor of the Lord. Exodus 14 records […]
Pope Francis Before Congress: The Tireless Pursuit of the Common Good
On September 24, 2015, Pope Francis spoke to a joint session of the United States Congress, in the first ever papal address at the Capital. He was greeted by thunderous and sustained applause from the chamber filled with Senators and Representatives, Cabinet officials, diplomats, Supreme Court justices, military officials, religious leaders, and invited guests, while […]
Grace and Truth – The Church in Times of Social Change
June 26, 2015 was a landmark day of the social change in America, when the Supreme Court declared that a constitutional right exists for same sex marriage. In the midst of celebration by some and condemnation by others, the decision raises an important question for Christians and Churches: How do we respond to social change, […]
Can Christians in Business Transform Our Culture?
Hollywood’s demonizing of business is nothing new. Who can forget iconic characters like Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life, Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, or even President Business in The Lego Movie? The anti-business themes in these movies reflect a negative perception about the role of business in our society, a misperception that almost […]
