ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?

ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?

We should be striving for an integration of work and life—not a balance of work and life. Balance is something man seeks, but God calls us to a holistic lifestyle where work and worship, fun and family, God and life are totally integrated. We are not to section off...
RECALIBRATING MISSION – Begin with Relationships

RECALIBRATING MISSION – Begin with Relationships

As we re-calibrate mission, our core values begin with relationships. Why? Because Jesus began with relationships. What is the greatest commandment? Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your...
FOCUS

FOCUS

Lou Saban, the football coach at Michigan State once told a story I’ve never forgotten.  He said: If I laid a 2×4 on the ground and I asked you to walk across it, how many times could you guys do that?  You could do it many times because you would focus on the...
WHY WORK IS WORSHIP

WHY WORK IS WORSHIP

I was asked today why I am so insistent on the fact that work and worship are the same. I guess I assumed everyone had already dealt with this issue, but perhaps not. So let me share a few pointers on why I know work and worship is the same in God’s eyes. All...
ON BEING BUSY

ON BEING BUSY

I wish to continue the theme of busyness with an old story if found in my files… Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, “We can’t keep Christians from turning against God but we can distract them from God. Let them go to...
THE BALANCING ACT OF B4T: PART II

THE BALANCING ACT OF B4T: PART II

The typical picture of entrepreneurs—20-hour work days, always-on email, working nights, weekends and holidays—screams for work-life balance. The “go for broke” ambition that turns B4T entrepreneurs into workaholics can either burn you out or send you to an early...