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Day 13 – Money (more or less)

Posted in 31 Days of Proverbs and Prayer, Economy, Money on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat. Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.   Proverbs 13:7, 8, 11         [...]

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Weathering the Storm

Posted in Economy, Faith and Work, The Joseph Project on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It has been way too long since we have chatted. My apologies. We have been really focused on our 6th annual WorkMatters Leadership Conference this Friday, as well as continuing to foster and support our Joseph Project ministry for business people between jobs. And, that is why I am writing to you. This past Sunday, [...]

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Rediscovering Work

Posted in Calling, Economy, Encouragement, The Joseph Project, Uncategorized on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Pat Lencioni has a special gift of writing and speaking. He has been a speaker for our annual simulcast WorkMatters Leadership Conference a couple of times. I am a big fan of his wisdom. This monthly writing from Pat is a perspective that all of us can consider, including our friends between jobs. It’s long, [...]

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Cha Cha Cha Changes

Posted in Change, Economy, Encouragement, The Joseph Project on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

So often over the past years its been popular to talk about “managing change”  and how to manage through change.   There are times however when it feels like managing change makes as much sense as trying to manage the weather. I know I have not experienced change like we are seeing these days in my [...]

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A Blessed Week for The Joseph Project

Posted in Economy, Encouragement, The Joseph Project on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Last week was just an incredible week for WorkMatters.  Its hard to put into words how we felt at the end of the week.   Seeing how God is moving and using the Joseph Project to help those between jobs has been humbling and exhilarating to say the least. This past Thursday evening nearly one hundred [...]

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Where Did We Go?

Posted in Economy, Encouragement, Faith and Work, Influence, Relationships, Servant Leadership, The Joseph Project on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wow…where did February go? Did you have that kind of month? My home was in turmoil, our region was in chaos from a monster ice storm, my close friend Tommy Van Zandt began a battle with paralysis from an ice storm injury, our economy continues to tank, and WorkMatters launched a new ministry to alter [...]

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The Hard Questions

Posted in Economy, Encouragement on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…“the hard questions rarely get asked during the good times. They are just too easy to ignore, too easy to avoid, too easy to put off when things are going well. Unfortunately…it often takes a crisis or a period of great difficulty to face challenges and …most important…to change.”    This statement, made just yesterday, [...]

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Where Can I Turn?

Posted in Economy, Faith and Work, Workplace Groups on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The boss came by again yesterday and asked me again if I was going to make my numbers for the the quarter.  More than ever, the pressure is on to turn the prospects into clients.  Our business is off this year and in this economy it has been so hard to make the sale.  I [...]

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Thank You!

Posted in Economy on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Friends of WorkMatters,   Welcome to 2009! I know you are very focused on getting off to a positive start after such a family-focused set of holidays, so I will get straight to the point.   THANK YOU!   On October 15, WorkMatters announced our $35,000 Matching Gifts Challenge. That meant that for every dollar [...]

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The Incredible Gift…

Posted in Economy, Encouragement, Marriage on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It is amazing to me how much God loves us. How he opens our eyes, when we need it most. As all reading this blog know, fundraising is both the blessing and the curse of all non-profit organizations. It was July 27 and we had called an unscheduled Board meeting to discuss the looming economic [...]

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