Much wisdom has often been packed into "truisms." Like this one: Easy Come, Easy Go. I can relate to the second part. The 2008 Dot Com debacle comes immediately to mind. :( But what I lost when that bubble burst -- a significant chunk of lifetime savings -- had never come easily. So I relate much...
Six months in jail + $2,500 in fines + three years of probation... for each day there is a violation. What would you do, if faced with this threat? Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski -- owners of Brush & Nib Studio in Phoenix, Arizona -- face these threats. Because their upscale hand-painting, hand-lettering, calligraphy company...
Mary Kay Cosmetics operates in more than 40 markets on five continents. With $4 billion in annual sales, through 3.5 million Independent Beauty Consultants. https://newsroom.marykay.com/en/releases/mary-kay-inc-to-construct-new-global-manufacturing-and-r-d-operations-in-north-texas Mary Kay Ash, founder and leader of this economic powerhouse, didn't set out to become a trailblazer for women. Perhaps it was her destiny? Mary Kay's dad was afflicted with...
Power is defined as "the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others in the course of events." https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=C211US105D20151216&p=definition+of+power How is power exercised in businesses and/or other organizations? Usually strategically. And with intentionality. Most often as a means. Sometimes, as an end. In a recent article on the web-based news source, Chron,...
On Monday, I showcased prolific Christian writer Frank Peretti. https://championsofdestiny.com/darkness-be-gone-light-is-here/ What I didn't expect to find (on his Facebook page) was his September 2016 letter to the Washington State Attorney General. Urging him to reconsider his legal case against florist Barronelle Stutzman. The florist whose case I showcased here on May 30, 2018 and June...
Christian writer Frank Peretti burst onto the international scene in the late 1980's with two bestsellers showcasing spiritual warfare. His first --This Present Darkness (1986) -- stayed on the Christian Booksellers Association's top ten bestsellers list for over 150 consecutive weeks. This one and his second -- Piercing the Darkness (1989) sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. ...
On Wednesday, I introduced a touchy (no pun intended) subject whose correlation to Kingdom PERSECUTION might be missed by the casual cultural observer. The subject? Erotica aimed at women -- a.k.a. Romance Porn or Mommy Porn. A multi-billion-dollar industry that lures women (including Christians) into its net, under the guise of romance and redeeming love....
Persecution is defined as "hostility or ill treatment because of religious or political beliefs." My Wednesday blogs focus on how Kingdom (i.e., faith-based) persecution is impacting Christian business owners and leaders in our day. Persecution manifests itself in overt actions that condemn, curtail, deny and/or blatantly punish the free exercise and expression of Faith. But what if...
I can see the motto now. The motto of a movement that is simultaneously subtle and transformational. A movement designed to get under people's skin in a way that changes what they think and do. The motto? Sing a Song, Change the World! Science has produced fascinating studies regarding the impact of music and lyrics...
Marshall McLuhan, a 1960's Canadian professor and philosopher, was ahead of his time. He is credited with predicting the World Wide Web thirty years before it was invented. And with initiating the now famous theory, "The medium is the message." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message What does this mean where the Internet and evangelism are concerned? Perhaps that Kingdom...
