Who Is Christmas?

During this time of the year, we Christians like to remind the world and each other to “put Christ in Christmas”!  Well, we all know that “Christmas”, as it’s now celebrated in the world, is no longer about Christ, if it ever was.  It’s about Madison Avenue commercialism, pure and simple!  Is that a bad thing?  Not, if [...]

What Lessons did the Chilean Miners Teach Us?

A couple of weeks ago we witnessed the dramatic rescue of the Chilean miners after more than two months being trapped underground. 
The 33 miners were caught in a cave-in on August 5 and survived on dwindling rations of food and water for 17 days, until rescue crews drilled a tiny hole into the chamber [...]

Who is a TRUE Leader?

The following is a true story.  The setting is St. Crispin’s Day on Friday, October 25, 1415.  The English forces were led by King Henry V.  After landing at the Normandy seaport of Harfleur, they fought for two and a half weeks in battle after battle .   They had covered over 250 miles into the interior [...]

Can We Apply Christian Discernment to Business?

We’ve all heard the horror stories of business decisions, made upon trust, going horribly wrong.  Sometimes these decisions have led to a company’s demise, massive debt, broken relationships, lawsuits, personal ruin, divorce, etc.   The shocking thing is that I’m talking about Christians!   We all know how the secular world operates.  We’ve all seen the humorous [...]

Do Your Facebook Friends Know You’re A Christian?

I’m currently reading “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World” by David Kirkpatrick (2010).  It’s a far better “movie script” than anything Hollywood has written for a long time and the best part, it’s all true!   What studio would make a movie about a 20 year old college [...]

A FICO Score for Startups?

The hardest job for any angel investor or venture capital group is to determine the future value of a startup.  The “Dot.com” boom and bust, a decade ago, ultimately cost investors billions in losses.  Afterwards, many investors and venture capital groups went back to the drawing board to try to find a better way to [...]

Who’s the World’s Greatest Salesperson?

Pose that question to any salesperson, with a modicum of success, and I’m sure that they won’t hesitate to answer – “Me!”  It reminds me of a scene from the highly acclaimed film “The Right Stuff”.  Soon-to-be Astronaut Gordon “Gordo” Cooper, portrayed by Dennis Quaid, is asked “Who’s the greatest pilot that you’ve ever known?”  [...]

Ever Been Wronged by a Business Partner?

Many people I know, including myself, have been financially injured or even ruined by a former business partner.  What is really tragic is that many people, again including myself, have been wronged by people claiming to be “Christians”.
When this happens, it’s a scene reminiscent of Caesar saying – “Et tu, Brute?”  This is more [...]

Tags: business partner, Corrie ten Boom, forgiveness, Rom. 8:28

Is America Bankrupt?

Everywhere that you turn, media pundits, politicians, bloggers, etc. are talking about our current and coming economic crisis.  Many propose that America is speeding towards a financial “Armageddon”, the “mother of  all bankruptcies”.
That may be true, but this article is not about the financial bankruptcy of America, but rather, it’s about the ETHICAL and MORAL bankruptcy of [...]

Tags: Armageddon, bankruptcies, banrupt, financial

Can One Person Make A Difference?

We have all watched movies depicting life in ancient Rome.  Very few of these movies leave out the Roman spectacle of Gladiators fighting to the death in front of stadiums filled to capacity.  This was the height of Roman entertainment for over 600 hundred years.  In later times, as Roman emperors tried to stamp out [...]

Tags: Believer, Christianity, Jesus Christ, Rome