“And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse. She had heard about Jesus, so she […]
Anytime you compare and contrast two big companies, you are going to be painting with large brush strokes. I’m pretty sure that every manager in George’s company is not as bad as he was. If you missed it, I discussed him in “Management by Fear? Part One.” There are probably some good ones out there. And every Wal
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Another business that I had the opportunity to observe up close and personal was Wal Mart. They also hired a number of local police officers to work security there during the over night shift. They are open 24 hours and were having a lot of thefts late at night. Wal Mart is the largest retailer in
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“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” The Apostle Paul also had something to say about salt. He gives great advice about how those who are Christ
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“You are the salt of the earth.” When we hear this verse, we think of flavor. That is what we use salt for in our modern context. The original hearers, though, would have thought of preservation. That is what they used salt for. They did not have refrigeration and salt was used to preserve their food. In
The results of Management by Fear are all bad. First of all, if the store manager, senior manager, senior pastor, CEO, etc., uses this style, their associate managers will probably adopt it as well. In the department store I referred to in Part One, most of the associate managers attempted to copy store manager George in
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If you are in management or know anything about management, you are probably familiar with the terms Management by Objectives (MBO), Management by Consultation (MBC), Management by Strengths (MBS), or Management by Walking Around (MBWA). These terms provide managers with strategies to help them manage effectively. In reality, most managers use different strategies depending on what
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“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth! You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t
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This past weekend, we had the opportunity to celebrate a huge milestone with our friends at C3 Church, Santos. They moved into a beautiful new facility and asked Annie and I to be a part of the opening ceremonies. Several people from C3 Curitiba wanted to be a part as well so we rented a
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“This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He is the one who has the key of David. He opens doors, and no one can shut them; he shuts doors, and no one can open them. “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you
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