American Christianity has been using the parable of the minas to encourage business owners to maximize profits, and pay tithes on those profits. While earning my BBA in entrepreneurship from America’s largest Baptist university I certainly heard my share of… Read More ›
Following a series of tortures the first-born son of the most ancient royal family was murdered today amid on-lookers. Shockingly, the King’s son was illegally apprehended and wrongfully accused by militants of a de facto government occupying Israel’s capital city. … Read More ›
The last post, I’m Not Going To Heaven, was a paradigm shift for many folks, and I received a few questions about it. Here’s one from Philippians 3:20 “…But our citizenship is in heaven.” Right? Doesn’t that mean we are going… Read More ›
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3:13) The King James Version of the Bible has 776 occurrences of the word “heaven.”… Read More ›
It has been said that true love is less a feeling and more a decision–less emotion—more deliberate action. Said another way, work is “love in motion.” God is love, …but does He make people love? Could joy be similar? What… Read More ›
According to Dr. Brene Brown … Masculine Shame = Perceived Weakness and Vulnerability = Most Accurate Measure of Courage But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly… Read More ›
Am I selling goods or services to Christians? Am I a Christian selling goods and services? If you are marketing your brand to a group that has a Christian “otaku” (a Japanese word often used by marketing guru Seth Godin… Read More ›
No doubt there are functional reasons why God made man in His own image. Could there be other reasons? Could it be that God was providing us an example of “how” to make (rather than “what” to make?) Romans 1… Read More ›
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?” – Mark 4:30 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed… Read More ›
Is strategy all about winning? Are rivals and competition necessary to inspire great strategy? Could strategy serve a higher purpose than “total market dominance?” One of the legendary “Lords of Strategy“, Michael Porter, claims in his 2001 paper “Strategy and… Read More ›
What do you do? What do you make? What did Jesus make? Don’t hire people to make widgets. Make widgets so you can hire people. …and make disciples. Not converts. Not church goers. Not religious nuts. Disciples. A disciple is… Read More ›
What did esteemed business thinker and author, Peter Drucker, say was more important than strategy? Culture. What was God teaching Adam as they walked together in the cool of the day? Culture? Why was God displeased with Cain’s sacrifice and… Read More ›
Growth. It’s the primary focus of many executives and business owners, and many – at some point in their journey – seek some supernatural assistance for achieving that growth. We want God to “bless” our businesses – what ever that… Read More ›
Achievement is getting what you want. Integrity is how you get it. Success is knowing why you want it. Start with Why is title of Simon Sinek’s excellent book in which he explains that what you do isn’t nearly as… Read More ›
Word problems. Relationship problems. Back problems. Money problems. No one wants problems. Except rock climbers. Rock climbers go looking for problems. Seriously. They spend their recreational time looking for problems. Why? Problems are what they call the logistical challenges that… Read More ›
Society is now replete with examples of men who have fathered generations of frustrated, disappointed, betrayed, angry, and wounded offspring. Through abandonment, divorce, substance abuse, incarceration, or the phenomenon of “absent while present” – fatherlessness is pandemic. There are now… Read More ›
If you want to be inspired by God – ask Him to reveal ways to generate more value than you extract. That is what your business is for – to generate more value than it extracts. God will inspire business… Read More ›
Look at the diagram below. Study it for a minute or two. As a leader, your challenge is to create an environment, a culture that fosters the leveraging of the resources listed on the left (mindsets) to create the stuff… Read More ›
Science tells us that matter is condensed energy. Energy in this condensed form is material and visible, however there is a lot of energy we cannot see. Ultraviolet and Infrared light, for example, are invisible. For the purpose of this… Read More ›
Mitch Cowart 