Our CEO Role Model

In leading our companies we are called, before all else, to model God’s character and His ways in our business interactions. As we focus on keeping this first thing first, we use the gifts and opportunities He has given us to permit Him to reach others through us. We do this in the process of conducting business. We don’t stop leading the business, making daily calls and decisions, or dealing...

Living in Contagious Oneness

What a wonderfully unsearchable gift … Christ in us! John’s gospel provides us with life-changing truth and encouragement regarding the heart and mind of our Creator. We have the incomprehensible privilege to be invited into eternal living unity with the only perfectly holy, unified, and intimate relationship in the universe; the Triune Godhead. Imagine the implications. For most of us, the...

I Coulda Been a Contender!

“I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” Jude v3 Marlon Brando’s pitiful angst in delivering the most famous line in 1954’s“best picture,” On the Waterfront, still resonates with us since it deals with a common condition: being burdened by regret for previous actions and lost opportunities. Brando’s character,...

Diligence – A Key to Order

For C12 members, the key question is “What does God expect or require of us?” We propose that the answer is ‘diligence,’ defined by the dictionary as “the attention and care legally expected or required of a person.” A practical definition would be, “to meet the requirement inherent in a given situation, responsibility or relationship.” In Kingdom terms, we might further say:...

Ministering from the Overflow

For people committed to such concepts as fairness and justice, God’s grace is beyond “amazing.” As those adopted by God and eternally viewed as righteous solely through our faith in Christ, we must constantly remind ourselves of the indescribable and undeserved nature of this free gift. Our crucified and risen Lord lived perfectly, and died, that we might escape sin’s hold and the law’s...

A Word of Encouragement

I have some good news for you today! God isn’t participating in the recession! And He won’t be needing a stimulus package or bailout, either! These tumultuous days may be the greatest season of our lives… the most fruitful that we have ever known! It will all depend on how we perceive them. It’s been said that “The circumstances of life don’t make me who I am; they reveal whose I...

Anxiety or Contentment? What’s Your Choice?

2009 has been an unusually challenging year for many.  Along with a severe, sustained recession, there has been unprecedented political, social and spiritual upheaval across America. In spite of these issues, our God reigns! Let’s take this well-deserved pause from the action to take a deep breath and deeply consider before God how we’re doing in ordering our priorities and tending to His...

Bringing News of Great Joy

In C12 we often speak of ‘spiritual value added’ related to sharing the love of Christ through acts of service, sanctification and salvation. As we approach Christmas, with our calendars full of events and family gatherings, it’s vital to remember the amazing opportunity we have to faithfully and intentionally share Christ’s Gospel of grace and produce Kingdom fruit. It’s been said...