Posts Tagged ‘business’
What legal steps every business & church should do now!
Congress passed three major bills in March and two of those impact businesses, churches and not for profits. Here is what you need to know to take legal steps to support your business, church or not for profit. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act The Act passed on March 18 and went into effect on…
Read MoreHow to make the most of God’s opportunity for your business.
This last week I was able to spend some time with my friend Joe Slawek (holding the check in photo). Joe is the founder of FONA International which invents the flavors in much of our food. I’m hoping Joe is able to lead a workshop at our Restore Conference, June 7-8 at Judson University. You…
Read MoreIs God’s remarkable gift of work meant for more than money?
Why do you work? Do you think the only purpose in work is to provide for your family? Or might there be a deeper purpose? The question is important to explore. Is God’s remarkable gift of work meant for more than money? YES! I believe the answer is an emphatic yes! God created you in…
Read MoreThree Business Lessons from George Bailey
We have been exploring Christmas Classics for justice lessons. We looked at Miracle on 34th Street, The Santa Clause, A Christmas Carol and The Nativity. Here I resurrect a post on my favorite movie – It’s a Wonderful Life and lessons from the key character, George Bailey. It’s a Wonderful life The movie is fundamentally…
Read MoreBusiness: Powerful Antidote For Poverty
by Bruce Strom President Reagan famously said, “We declared a war on poverty, and poverty won.” The problem is we waged the war with the wrong tools. Welfare did not work. When President Clinton dismantled welfare he recognized it failed to support four key American values – autonomy of the individual, virtue of work, primacy…
Read MoreThe Good BUSINESS Samaritan
by Bruce Strom I grew up in Sunday School and I always thought of Luke 10’s Good Samaritan Story as a nice kids story. Man was I wrong. Let me share three quick insights that forever changed my view of the Good Samaritan. 1. The challenge. As a kid I glossed over the lawyer’s question…
Read MoreServing Others
by Bruce Strom This Monday we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We are right to honor a man who demonstrated that greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Dr. King bore no hate toward anyone. He looked not to his own interest but to…
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