Business & Marketplace

CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, expressed the importance of culture by stating, “Your brand is your culture.” For the stressed-out leader, Hsieh also provided unconventional advice when he explained, “If you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.” If culture is so fundamental, it’s important to ask:

Almost everyone at one time or another thinks about being rich. They might define rich as wealth, substance, unlimited income and being able to purchase anything they desire. That definition may be acceptable to the world’s concept of being rich. However, the Bible talks about something greater than worldly wealth. In God’s Word we see

One of the dangers of seeking financial success is to make that our only goal. In the years I worked in banking, I discovered that those who made their No. 1 goal in life to have financial success experienced a plethora of difficulties. Many individuals became alcoholics, were divorced, lost their families and had major

To receive a financial blessing, we need to establish a plan that includes daily prayer. Our faith will expand when we pray over financial decisions. As we look to the word of God, we see powerful life-changing advice from Jesus. In Luke 16:10-12 (NLT), it reads this way. “If you are faithful in little things,

Have you ever thought of how our finances, faith and prayer are connected? We are in error if we try to be successful in our finances without having prayer and faith in our plans. Every day I receive emails with suggestions on how to beat the stock market or purchase gold or make a real

Money can be one of the biggest snares in a Christian’s life, from soul-consuming greed to crushing debt. But it can also be a source of enormous blessing—provided we follow simple principles outlined in God’s Word. That’s why Ken and I, hosts of the Faith Works podcast on Charisma Podcast Network, are sharing several important

Note: This is the second part of a series. Read the first part here. Whenever we discuss the issues of borrowing money, there are three particular areas of concern to most of those I address. They desire to know if it is a good decision to co-sign or guarantee someone’s loan. Then I am asked

The subject of borrowing money is somewhat controversial in the Christian community. I have heard certain preachers warn us about the evils of borrowing. In addition to that, I’ve spoken to individuals who say they pay cash for everything and would never borrow money. If they don’t have the money to pay cash for it,

Dr. David Pittman describes his job as helping to “discover, develop and deliver new ways to make the world safer and better every day.” Then he adds, “It’s kind of like Disney World for engineers and scientists … the biggest difference is at ERDC [Engineer Research and Development Center] the magic is real.” As a

Revelation 13:15-18 remains one of the most annoying challenges of interpretation within all of the Holy Bible. “Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die. He required everyone … to be given a mark on the right hand or the forehead. And no one could buy or sell

When we think about trials, our minds automatically associate with circumstances that haven’t gone our way. Dealing with disappointment. Mourning tragedy. Stewarding frustration. Many trials cause angst, hurt and confusion. But there are other kinds of trials as well, and we do not give them the same attention. Success is a trial. Wealth is a

Billionaire Dave Hodgson from the Sunshine Coast in Australia says if Christian businesses changed how they did business, they could transform cities and society. Following the wisdom of Malcolm Gladwell’s 2013 book The Tipping Point, he says we only need 6% of the businesses in a city to change how they operate to create a

We live our lives in a way that limits us from having an abundance of resources. The way we think about money and how we relate to it is like a heroin addict and his drug. Money is something most of us feel we can’t get enough of or can’t live without. Money is craved

Jan. 2 is Emancipation Day, marking the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which started the ball rolling to free all Americans from slavery. Our organization, the Emancipation Network, takes its name from the Emancipation Proclamation, and we also strive to free Americans from slavery—debt slavery. The author of the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, is our