Kingdom PURPOSE

Moving Heaven and Earth!

It's a great expression in our culture. "Moving heaven and earth." An indicator of going the extra mile on behalf of something or someone. For one businessman, it was more than a slogan. Maybe that's why one source ranks him among the greatest of Christian businessmen of all time for his contribution to the advancement of...
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Safe Space Innovation? Or Revolution?

News reports in recent years have been filled with images of university students (and outside agitators) shouting down conservative speakers and ransacking campus buildings. Creating "safe spaces" where students don't have to hear ideas with which they take exception. All in the quest to silence what "the powers-that-be" consider offensive speech. Hmm... Which powers? Maybe...
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When Destiny Comes Into Laser Focus

Normally, I write about Christian business owners called to impact the marketplace for Christ. Today, I feel compelled to write about a leader in government service... ... who discovered God's palpable Presence -- and his own God-given destiny -- at a time that should have ended his life. The son of a Baptist preacher, Bernie...
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i61… Highway to Heaven?

She is a business owner. Not just any business owner. She's from the United Kingdom. But which one? See if you can guess. Her business logo looks like an interstate highway sign. i61. Leading to an out-of-this-world destination. Her logo's inspiration? "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on Me, because the Lord has anointed...
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Caught In The Vortex!

The next tropical storm is moving through the Gulf. Threatening to become a hurricane in the next two days. I'm in Florida, but inland. So I expect nothing more than lots of rain. But still... I feel like I'm caught in a vortex of another kind. I drove 900 miles over the weekend to get...
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Would YOU Trust This Car Dealer?

Buying a car is just about my least favorite thing to do. Can anyone relate? I have often left that transaction feeling deceived, manipulated and/or just plain robbed. With too much of my hard-earned money left "on the table." Because I wasn't informed, wise or adept enough to find a true "win-win" outcome. I hate...
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Girl of My Heart… And Heritage

Who do you know whose entrepreneurial legacy began at the age of eight? David Thomas, founder and CEO of Wendy's. When he was just eight, he dreamed he would run the best restaurant in the world. Before his death at age 69, he did everything he could to bring that dream to life. One source...
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Let Victories Ring… Far and Wide!

Joe Holland Chevrolet -- in South Charleston, West Virginia -- is serious about selling cars. Their Mission statement includes tenets most of us would want to see guiding any business we frequent. ... longstanding tradition for quality products and services... being the best at taking care of our customers... provid[ing] a stable, secure workplace for our...
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Business Leader… Or Lunatic ???

Joe Greene was President of Hospital Operations at Humana. A Fortune 500 company. But he really wanted to run a company strictly on the basis of biblical principles. To prove that they would work. So he founded his own company, Hospital Management Associates in 1977 (later known as Health Management Associates (HMA). With a vision...
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Letting Go? Or Grabbing Hold?

Few businesses have achieved the geographic and financial reach of the one I profile today. Geographically (as of 2017), it touched people in more than 200 countries. 100 million households in the U.S. alone. Financially, its value was estimated at $230 million.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Lamb Some would say this company reaches all the way to Heaven. And...
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