I spent some time in this boat today… it seems to be an apt metaphor representing this season in my life. It’s very similar to what I’ve known but not the same, just different enough to be awkward and feel the threat of failure. I grew up around small boats……
Academia
6 Strategies to Help You Read More Books
I read a lot of books and my friends often wonder how I’m able to do it. First of all, it’s important to acknowledge that I haven’t always been a reader. When I began graduate studies at seminary, I was shocked how much I was assigned to read. Learning to…
Business
God Will Not Climb My Ladder
There are questions that plague mankind, questions that we have all asked at certain seasons in life. “What should I do with my life?” “Why am I here?” “Will I ever find someone to love?” “Why do gas stations price gas at 9/10 of a cent?” During the years I…
Business
Dancing with a Lion
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” Proverbs 22:3 The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!’” Proverbs 22:13 Critics of Christianity often argue their case by saying, “The Bible is full of contradictions.”…
Business
Doing the Right Thing is Overrated
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” Proverbs 14:11-12 (ESV) At the Foster-Whiddon house, we talk a lot about hearing God’s voice. Not…
Business
God May Want Your Business to Fail
I stood in my kitchen late one night after another incredibly long workday and begged God to let me close my business. When I first opened the store, I knew without a doubt that I heard God’s direction to do so. Now, after almost two years of struggle, I was…