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March 5, 2018 – Rick Boxx  While I was partnering with a friend, Jerry, on a consulting job, he shared a profound insight with Tom, who was one of our clients. Jerry’s observation was simple, but profound: “Success is the greatest impediment to greatness.” Once success settles in, Jerry explained, it is not uncommon for … Read more

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February 26, 2018 – Jim Langley   For nearly 20 years, I have been signing off on emails and letters with the phrase, “Here to Serve.” This began as I anticipated presiding over a 70-plus member Kiwanis Club. I wanted to communicate to our membership what I believed about our role as a service organization. I … Read more

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John Stonestreet –  If someone asked you whether we can really know who Jesus is and what He accomplished, could you give a convincing answer? Well, Easter is just around the corner. And that means so are those annual TV specials and magazine articles that cast doubt on the biblical account of Jesus, wondering aloud … Read more

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February 19, 2018 – Robert J. Tamasy   What factors do you include when establishing the goals you strive to achieve each day? Many business and professional people see goals and outcomes as permanently intertwined. For instance, goals may be expressed in terms of expected rewards. However, such thinking can become very short-sighted. Max DePree passed … Read more

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February 12, 2018 – Catherine Gates   For most people, change is unsettling – even the idea of it. We tend to find comfort in the known, even when the known is not working so well. Some of the top reasons people resist change include: a sense of loss of control; fear of unexpected surprises; breaking … Read more

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February 5, 2018 – Rick Boxx   One day during a period of some difficult changes at work, I asked an employee how she was doing. She responded that she was fine. I looked her in the eyes and said, “No. How are you really doing?” I could see from her demeanor that the upheaval at … Read more

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Eric Metaxas – How much trouble would you take to understand the Bible just a little bit better? Pierpont Morgan was perhaps the most influential financier in American history. During the latter part of the 19th century, Morgan began using some of his extraordinary wealth to become a collector—of rare books, manuscripts, drawings, prints, and ancient … Read more

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John Stonestreet – “Don’t Mess with My Kids”  Evangelicals are on the rise in Latin America. And at least one writer at the New York Times is very, very concerned. The explosive growth of Christianity in what is called the “Global South”—places like Africa, Asia, and Latin America—has been well-documented and reported. While much attention … Read more

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January 29, 2018 – Robert J. Tamasy   Have you ever been to the mission field? Let me warn you: that’s a bit of a trick question. For most of us, when we hear “mission field,” we think of traveling to a distant land where an unfamiliar language is spoken in a culture dramatically different from … Read more

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January 22, 2018 – Ken Korkow   A couple weeks back I did something most people would consider unusual. I went to the Goodwill thrift store in our community and bought a small suitcase. After I took it home, then came the unusual part – I cut the handle off and threw the suitcase away. The … Read more

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January 15, 2018 – Robert J. Tamasy   Often when the CEO or president of a company or an organization leaves for whatever reason, an “interim” leader is appointed to fill the gap until a permanent successor can be named. It does not matter whether the former executive has retired, died, left to take a new … Read more

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January 8, 2018 – Rudolfs Dainis Smits   “Aristotle says that the aim of education is to make the pupil like and dislike what he ought.” – C.S. Lewis. According to this quote, values we need are taught to prepare us for life, business and professional careers. Sadly, in many instances this is no longer true. … Read more