This is a guest post by Marshall Jones Jr. from bondChristian.com
Do you think an honest day’s effort deserves an honest day’s wage?
The idea is that if you spend X amount of resources to create a given product, you should charge roughly X amount of resources in return. That seems only fair.
For example, if it costs [...]
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The Honest Effort/Honest Wage Mindset
What 50 cent Could Teach Christian Entrepreneurs (part 1)
Alright I must admit this controversial! Almost as controversial as the post: “What ‘Fight Club’ taught me about church meetings.”
But regardless of what you think of Curtis Jackson as a person you can hardly dispute his business acumen:
Started selling crack at 12, and by his mid-teens was overseeing a drug operation that was raking in [...]
What is the Purpose of True Leadership
Simple. To develop other people. Martin Schmaltz (a previous guest blogger) reminded me of that in a recent post. In that post he basically said the purpose of the church wasn’t just to teach facts but to make disciples.
Not to discredit teaching…because teaching is necessary in MAKING disciples. Unlike preaching–which means “to proclaim or herald”– teaching [...]
What Daniel Could Teach Workplace Believers
This is a guest post from Leon de Rijke
In addition to being a great Bible hero Daniel was a great example of a godly person in the workplace. And there are some timeless lessons that we could learn from him, here are some:
He worked in an unbelieving environment–Like many of us today, Daniel worked in an environment [...]
Why the Bible is Needed More Than Ever for the Business World
Entrepreneur Magazine recently had an article entitled: “Realign Your Company’s Moral Compass.” The author spoke about the necessity of having a “moral compass.” AND how the problems we now face stem from a lack of that compass. Ironically, it wasn’t a lack of business that destroyed some businesses–but a lack of business character and questionable business practices.
It’s [...]






