Devotional Ventures

As a young entrepreneur I wanted to reduce any doubts my co-workers might have about me due to my youth. I decided to be an example of professionalism, efficiency, and discipline, and therefore arrived at the office hours before my co-workers would show up. I made a point of being in my office, […]

I own a software development corporation, In my years of business, God has often blessed me to resolve disputes efficiently, whether my fault or not. None of these times feels comfortable, and I desire to resolve disputes as quickly and privately as possible.
I entered a business venture that went sour. The dispute rapidly passed […]

I was on a road trip to Atlanta recently when I noticed the writing on the back of a semi ahead of me: “What do you want on your Tombstone?” Everyone else in the car understood it to be an advertisement for a pizza company, but I began thinking of it as a question that […]

Have you ever been in the midst of a stressful day and wished you could briefly escape to a quiet, peaceful, life-giving place? The Bible shows us that in the chaotic moments as well as the peaceful moments, we have a shelter available to us, that will shield us from fear, stress, despair, whatever we’re […]

Scripture Reference – James 4:3
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast, our church sent some teams to Biloxi to help. I was driving the van with 14 other men who, like me, had no idea of how terrible the conditions would be or what we would encounter. We knew we had to help so […]

Scripture Reference – Luke 17: 7-10
Several years ago I traveled almost every week. I literally dumped my briefcase out at the office on Saturday mornings, picked up what I needed for the next week and left town again on Sunday.
During the week I gave sales presentations, held seminars, trained technicians, and followed up on […]

Shortly after college, three close friends and I headed out to live and work with Christians across the globe. The journey offered the adventures of a lifetime: forging Russia’s frozen northland and Nepal’s Himalaya, dwelling at a remote mission station in southern Africa and smuggling Bibles into Vietnam.
But there was a […]

Brennan Manning once wrote, “we are never more like Christ than when we are choked with compassion for the brokenness of others.”
As an entrepreneur that makes decisions in light of ROI, compassion for others seem to take a back seat. I’ve struggled often with how the profit motive melds with my spiritual conscience and […]

On a regular basis the world in which we live grants us limitless opportunities on how to build our own personal wealth or increase our net worth. We have financial goals for each and every area of our lives. Goals for reaching the standard of living we desire, our retirement years, our children’s education, […]

I remember when I first graduated from college, I was very ambitious. I already knew what I wanted out of life, which was to be a successful event planner. Unfortunately, every job position I found and applied for required a minimum of five years experience. But that didn’t stop me from trying […]