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Accelerate Your Learning Curve

By   |  September 1, 2006
Today we are wrapping up the 4th corporate value of the “good way” spoken of by Jeremiah and modeled by Jesus. We begin by studying Scripture. I don’t mean just reading the Bible; I

Resisting God Will Wear You Out

By   |  August 31, 2006
“Thus says the LORD, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk in

Discovering the "Good Way" Together

By   |  August 31, 2006
Yesterday we touched on “the good way” where we can learn the “way of excellence” and reflect God’s glory in the marketplace. To learn the “way” and actually

Are You Weary and Heavy Laden?

By   |  August 28, 2006
“Thus says the LORD, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘we will not w

What Separates You From Your Competition?

By   |  August 25, 2006
The 4th guiding principle to consider as a corporate value is what the Bible calls “good”. Not “good” as in “OK”, but rather “good” as in “wi

Going to War for Peace

By   |  August 24, 2006
We are finishing up today on the subject of peace as a guiding principle. We have discussed the importance of bringing peace to your prospects and customers, but as the saying goes, “You can&rsq

Understanding Your Customer's Storms

By   |  August 23, 2006
Continuing on yesterday’s track of God’s guiding principles; we are talking about bringing peace to our customer’s storms. The tempest your prospect or customer is in may be well hid

Bringing Peace to Your Customers

By   |  August 22, 2006
After God enabled vision on day one of creation, He created the heavens from which would flow His authority. In searching Scripture, we can identify seven prominent guiding principles by which His aut

Can You Compete With Liars and Win?

By   |  August 21, 2006
Our second guiding principle is “truth”. Proverbs 21:6 warns us “The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is an empty and unstable possession of them that seek death.” Yes, t

How Does a Just Man or Woman Live?

By   |  August 18, 2006
We are continuing our study on the Genesis Model: What the 7 Days of Creation Teach About Business. On day one God said, “Let there be light,” which speaks of vision. On day two, “Go

Your Boldness Can Turn the Tide for a Nation

By   |  August 18, 2006
Far too many are paralyzed by “not knowing” and the end result is often missed opportunity. One respondent to the blog pointed out, “it is through faith AND PATIENCE that we inherit

Growing Up in Christ to Make Better Decisions

By   |  August 16, 2006
The other day one of our subscribers felt like my comments did not jive with John 15:5 and John 5:19. He kindly explained that his understanding of those verses led him to believe that “God want

Hearing God's Voice in the Counsel of Others

By   |  August 15, 2006
I promise you that we will continue our series on What the 7 Days of Creation Teach Us About Business, but due to the vibrant blog discussion that began with Karen’s question about what do you d

How to Hear God Without Being Led Astray

By   |  August 14, 2006
Jesus said in John 16:13 that the Holy Spirit would “lead us into all Truth.” A lot of people get into trouble when discerning the difference between the Holy Spirit and “the voice o

Knowing God's Will by His Spirit

By   |  August 14, 2006
What if you can’t find an answer in Scripture? How can you know the will of God? As one blogger recently cited, we are to be led by the Spirit. In fact, the ability to be led by the Spirit is a

Knowing God's Will Through Scripture

By   |  August 10, 2006
Want to know God’s will on a matter? First of all, search the Scriptures. His testimonies are your counselors (Psalm 119:24).  His word will lead you, keep you and talk with you (Proverbs 6

Gaining Wisdom from God's Silence

By   |  August 9, 2006
The question has come up on the blog about whether God is ever silent. After all, didn’t He promise to give wisdom to those who ask in James 1:5? Isn’t it a matter of us not hearing more t

Are Roadblocks God's Way of Saying No?

By   |  August 9, 2006
I am going to wrap up Karen's question about what to do when God is silent on your business decisions. Karen believes that God sends roadblocks when you're going down the wrong path, but is the roadbl

What to Do When God is Silent

By   |  August 7, 2006
We’ve been getting excellent input on our BLOG page and I want to interrupt our series on being “just” to answer a great question from “Karen” that I believe most of us h

A False Balance

By   |  August 4, 2006
Micah 6:8 says, “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” The first operating princ

The Just Shall Live By Faith

By   |  August 3, 2006
I promised yesterday to open up the first of seven guiding principles identified in Scripture that God used to run His universe. There may well be more, but these seven are certainly prominent. Revela

Choosing Your Guiding Principles

By   |  August 2, 2006
On day two, God created the heavens, the very seat of His authority, the very place of His throne from which the law of God goes forth. His laws are indicative of His ways and for the purpose of our d

What is Guiding You?

By   |  August 1, 2006
"And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And God called the firmament HEAVEN." On day two, God made the h

Live An Unmixed Life

By   |  July 31, 2006
Recently, in response to our daily email, Leonard posted a great question on our blog. He asked, “What does it mean "be wise as a serpent, and gentle as a dove in practical, every day business?”

Vision or Perish

By   |  July 28, 2006
We are wrapping up our discussion about day one of the creation story where we learned that light can be a metaphor for vision. Getting vision does more to fuel passion than anything else I know. It w

Rest To Find Vision

By   |  July 28, 2006
When I speak about vision for business, I am speaking about getting a panoramic 360 degree, three dimensional view of your best understanding of what God desires for the business you are running for H

Eliminating Confusion & Disorder

By   |  July 26, 2006
“The earth was without form and void.” The Hebrew term for “without form and void” is “tohu and bohu”. Wherever that term is used in Scripture it conveys the idea of confusion and disorde

Let There Be Light & Vision

By   |  July 21, 2006
Let there be light: God said it - Light happened. We are still trying to figure out what it is and what it means to mankind. It causes photosynthesis, which in itself is a miracle of God. It makes lif

God's Wisdom Can Be Seen in His Creation

By   |  July 19, 2006
We’ve begun to consider What the 7 Days of Creation Teach us about Business and to lay a foundation for this study. Consider this: “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world a

Does Your Life or Business Need Some Order?

By   |  July 19, 2006
Do you ever feel like you have too many plates spinning? I mean, do you ever feel like you have so much going on that you’re not doing a great job at any of them? And you worry that maybe something