By David Faust Pick up any book about leadership these days, and you can read about the importance of vision. Without the “vision thing,” it’s often said, leaders are doomed to fail. Bill Hybels defines vision as “a picture of the future that produces passion.” George Barna says vision is “foresight with insight based on […]
A balanced, biblical work ethic– Proverbs 26-28
By David Faust Work is a four-letter word. But then, so is lazy. Laziness is like talking too much; we abhor it in others but rationalize it in ourselves. A 2011 article in The New York Times argued that Americans “aren’t getting lazier but we’re getting softer. Most of us spend our workdays sitting […]
Hard but necessary actions–Proverbs 20-22
By David Faust Author John Maxwell advises leaders to focus 70 percent of their time and energy on developing their strengths, 25 percent on doing new things, and 5 percent on areas of weakness. Successful leaders do hard things that others avoid. They take necessary actions for the overall good, even when those actions […]
Take your medicine–Proverbs 17
By David Faust High health care costs are nothing new. Jesus encountered a woman who “had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse” (Mark 5:26). My son-in-law is a caring, hard-working MD, but he knows what every doctor knows: […]
Where does the Lord fit in your plans?– Proverbs 14-16
By David Faust Someone has said, “It pays to plan ahead; it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” If you build a house, plant a garden, or complete a research assignment at school, you know the value of careful planning. Entrepreneurs depend on sound business plans, and a preacher’s 30-minute message requires hours […]
