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  • Running Your Unique Race

    Running Your Unique Race

    By: Eldon Kibbey Introduction: The Weight of Being “Chosen” Imagine being told at a new job, “We chose you because you are God’s man for this position!” While that sounds like a singular honor, the reality is that every one of us carries that same seal of significance. According to Ephesians 1:4, you were chosen…

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  • The Power of Initiative in Leadership and Life

    The Power of Initiative in Leadership and Life

    By: Eldon Kibbey True leadership isn’t just about following instructions; it’s about seeing what needs to be done and taking action before being asked.   In the business world, the most valuable employees aren’t those who settle for the status quo or offer the excuse, “I’m doing the best I can,” when faced with a…

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  • Leaning Into the Wind: The Power of Persistent Pursuit

    Leaning Into the Wind: The Power of Persistent Pursuit

    By: Eldon Kibbey The Reality of the Flak In aviation, pilots know they are approaching their target when they begin “picking up flak”—the defensive fire from the ground. In our spiritual lives and relationships, we often experience the same phenomenon. Just as we are about to make a meaningful connection or reach a goal, obstacles…

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  • Navigating God’s Will, Way, and Timing

    Navigating God’s Will, Way, and Timing

    BY: Eldon Kibbey The Clarity of Will and Way God’s ultimate Will is not a hidden secret; His Word clearly states that He desires for everyone to have the opportunity to become His children. Through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the “Way” to eternal life has been established for all who believe…

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  • Living Out Your Divine Identity

    Living Out Your Divine Identity

    By: Eldon Kibbey The Foundation of Our Calling In his letters to the early churches in Ephesus and Thessalonica, the Apostle Paul issued a profound challenge: to walk in a manner worthy of the calling they had received. This was not an instruction to perform or strive to earn God’s favor. Instead, Paul spent the…

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    GOD CALLS EVERYONE TO ‘FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN SERVICE’

    mm 081726When I was in college, I was in what I would call the early stages of a spiritual awakening. Since I felt an interest in learning more about God – and at the time did not know any other people who were thinking that way – I even enrolled in a couple of religion courses. … Read more

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  • THE FATHER I’M LEARNING TO KNOW

    By: John Gamades I talk to a lot of guys who share this challenge: They have a hard time seeing God as a loving Father because their experience with their …

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    MORE THAN A HEAD COUNT

    mm 081026Walk into almost any company, and you will hear people described in the language of math. Head count. Full-time equivalents. Resources. Seats to fill. We talk about the bodies we need, the “bench” we are building, and the boxes on the organizational chart. Somewhere in all that accounting, the person disappears. He becomes a line … Read more

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  • FINDING JOY IN A SOMETIMES MUNDANE MARKETPLACE featured image

    FINDING JOY IN A SOMETIMES MUNDANE MARKETPLACE

    mm 080326An article in Harvard Business Review reported that, according to research, to realize a truly satisfying life, three things are needed: achievement, meaningfulness, and joy. This study found, however, that while all three are important, the most elusive is joy. How can we better understand and experience more joy? Life outside of work. The first insight in the article, “How … Read more

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  • Saturated: Overcoming False Identities to Find Your True Identity

    Eventually, every heart becomes saturated with something. What has been quietly dissolving into yours? (And no… this isn’t about nutrition—it’s about our spiritual health). How many of you remember chemistry …

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  • TWO GUARDRAILS FOR EVERY GOOD STRATEGY featured image

    TWO GUARDRAILS FOR EVERY GOOD STRATEGY

    Usually, voices in your head are not a good thing, but I have learned about two that are reliable. For planning and strategy, two “voices” we should listen to – in balance – are thoughtfulness and humility. Thoughtfulness. The main idea is: Do not be impulsive and superficial in the planning and pursuit of your vision. … Read more

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  • THE UNPARALLELED POWER OF PERSEVERANCE featured image

    THE UNPARALLELED POWER OF PERSEVERANCE

    Perseverance. We could cite many ingredients that contribute to success, for individuals as well as businesses and organizations, but one common contributing factor is perseverance. Whether for acquiring skills for a specific job, building a career, developing a product or service, or receiving recognition that results in promotions and pay increases, perseverance is invaluable. We … Read more

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  • WHY MERGE?

    “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”— John 13:7 That passage comes from the moment when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet before His …

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    THE CONVICTION THAT OUTLASTS THE CRISIS

    It is Monday. The quarterly numbers are bad. A key client just walked. The team is running on fumes. And somewhere underneath the pressure to perform, to close, to prove yourself, a question surfaces that most marketplace leaders won’t say out loud: “Can I trust God when everything looks like this? Like failure?” The apostle … Read more

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