http://www.devotionalventures.org Exploring the intersection of faith and business Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:13:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LONE REPRESENTATIVE For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 Excitement filled the air as the attorneys gathered in the conference room. Each was ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/193/lone-representative/ “The floods have risen up, O LORD. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore, the LORD above is mightier than these!” Psalm 93:3-4 NLT. Boats. The pinnacle of all ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/192/fill-my-sails-with-wind/ One of my dad's favorite stories of me is of when I was about 6yrs old and he would take care of me whenever my mom went out of town. He only knew how to cook one thing: french toast. So we'd have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner...for ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/191/even-more/ I have a confession to make…I’m a solitaire fanatic. I can easily spend hours and hours trying to get all my cards up to the top right of my screen. Yet, ironically enough, I tell myself that I don’t have enough time to read my Bible and spend time ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/190/solitaire-or-solitude/ You Can Do It; He Can Help “Be humble before others. Think of others before yourself, and be interested in others and what they are doing." (Phil 2:3-4-NIV) Let’s be honest. Building a life of humility is ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/189/you-can-do-it-he-can-help/ Psalm 102:1-6 Hear my prayer, O Lord; Let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me. When I call, answer me quickly. For my days vanish like smoke; My bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is blighted and withered ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/188/today-is-my-birthday/ Many years ago God gave me a vision for a business that would minister to corporations and their leaders. Businesses need revenues, however, and I have often felt like Lazarus and Martha, desparate for Jesus to show up on my time table so that the vision he gave could be ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/181/glorifying-god-when-on-hold/ Do you think Jesus had investors for carpentry business? Can you imagine what sort of relationship Jesus had with his investors? Or with those he did work for? I imagine his work was performed with excellence, but what about the people he was working with? We ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/180/prodigal-entrepreneur/ In 2nd grade, as a young child, my teacher introduced me to an amazing concept that has caused me much grief over the years. She said, in a very matter of fact way, “kids, you can become anything you want to be in life, you can achieve any dream, ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/179/expectations-are-made-to-be-redeemed/ During the summer just after I had just completed my MBA, I was prompted to take a step back and consider whether I was being called into “full-time ministry" or I was being called into the marketplace (Interesting time to consider this, isn’t it?). At the time I was ... http://www.devotionalventures.org/devotions/178/what-is-your-definition-of-full-time-ministry/