Trust

John H. Armstrong September 8th, 2009

A key to any business, and its economic success, is building trust with both its employees and its customers. The world financial markets nearly collapsed last fall because people in the financial industry lacked trust. Credit almost stopped flowing. Even the biggest banks refused to lend to each other because they were not sure they would be repaid. This is the way Dov Seidman, the founder and CEO of LRN, sees it. LRN is a company that helps businesses develop ethical corporate cultures. Seidma … (Read More)

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Sometimes, I don’t like any of the answers.

Michael Spencer July 28th, 2009

Sometimes, I don't like any of the answers.

Let’s take the problem of suffering. My friend Glenda recently had a serious bleed-out in her brain. It looked for a while like she wasn’t going to make it. After a coma, two surgeries and some miraculous responses to treatment, she’s at a rehab center dealing with a relatively small amount of residual consequences.

This weekend at church, we were rejoicing in Glenda’s recovery. One person kept saying “Thank God for intervening.”

God i … (Read More)

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News Alert: Be Very Afraid!

Steve Brown February 12th, 2009

I may have told you before but, for a short period of time, we had a Playboy link on this blog. It was kind of jarring to the Christians who saw it.

If you clicked on it, do you know what happened?

No, no, no. We wouldn't do that!

If you clicked on that link, you ended up at the website of Campus Crusade for Christ with an opportunity to hear a plan of salvation.

I would have left it there, but Jesus made us take it down. I think he said something about the ends not justifying the means and … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 06.24.08 - Better than Light

Erik Guzman June 25th, 2008

Join us on this edition of Etcetera as we go into the darkness groping for the hand of God. Use one of the options below to listen.

If you're looking for top-notch entertainment, don't bother listening to this podcast. But if you're the type that will slow down to check out a car wreck, this might be the show for you.

Here are some links that came up in this program…

-Daniel Radosh talking Rapture Ready! on SBE

-The Etcetera show on Christian rock

-Chapter 1 of Sharon� … (Read More)

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For All Frustrated Perfectionists!

Steve Brown June 3rd, 2008

I read the Bible this morning and found something I can hardly wait to share with you, that is, if you're a frustrated perfectionist (all perfectionists are frustrated), care what people think about you, are driven by getting it right and stay awake at night worried that you did it wrong.

That's me, by the way.

You too. I'm just honest about it.

At any rate, I was reading Jesus' parable of the sower in Matthew 13. You will remember that Jesus talks about a sower who goes and … (Read More)

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Immigration

Steve Brown May 22nd, 2007

I'm often frustrated and angry. This morning my frustration and anger are directed at the immigration bill now working its way through congress.

I was reading Jonah Goldberg's comments this morning. It's a good piece and, among other things, he talked about matters of trust. In particular, he was talking about how President Bush's constituency doesn't trust him on matters of immigration.

I've thought about it and that's my problem too, to wit, I don't tr … (Read More)

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