Fridays’ Kingdom POWER posts consider lessons we can learn from leaders facing some level of persecution, and resources we can access, to help us all lead more impactfully for Christ in an increasingly challenging marketplace. It didn’t occur to me until today that one of the richest sources of empowerment in the face of persecution …
What is the societal context within which persecution of Christians may arise in the United States? Barna Group — a private, non-partisan, for-profit organization — has been conducting and analyzing primary research since 1984. Its focus has been to understand cultural trends related to values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Barna’s research reflects the waning state …
What do a Ferrari, plastic surgery (pick your favorite body part) and divorce have in common? For more than a few people, unfortunately, one or more of them are the fruit of a Mid-Life Crisis. But there is A Better Way. A highly-successful Christian business owner found that Better Way… and is helping others find …
How could I have ever hoped to connect with her, Lord? One particular woman? LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with over 546 million users in more than 200 countries and territories. Its vision? “Create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.” https://about.linkedin.com/ And at least some of those 546 million users …
My Friday blogs are about Power. But not just any power… Kingdom POWER — the kind of Power it takes to advance the Lord’s Kingdom on earth. Jesus taught what we have come to call The Golden Rule. “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” (Matthew 7:12). In stark …
It has been said that a man’s home is his castle… and he is the king. But what happens when the King of kings gets evicted? Clarence and Donna Dunbar have been in the national spotlight before. They founded the Lighthouse Outreach Center in Port Charlotte, Florida — a soup kitchen ministering to the homeless. …
Low-cost, chic Forever 21 is the largest specialty retailer in the U.S. Its first store, Fashion 21, opened in 1984. Today, Forever 21 has 600 stores and 35,000 employees worldwide. https://newsroom.forever21.com/about. https://www.forever21.com/us/shop/Info/AboutUs Not bad for its married founders, Do Won “Don” and Jin Sook Chang. Immigrants from South Korea in 1981. Arriving here penniless, with …
So many precious gifts from You this Holy Week, Lord! Why am I not surprised another would arrive on Easter morning? In the form of a wounded baby rabbit, lying at our front door. We were about to leave for church. To celebrate Your Resurrection with other brothers and sisters who love You. And there …