Sufferings are an Entrustment

Sufferings are an Entrustment

I recently had a conversation with a rather talented developer in the SharePoint space. For the last 10 years, she's been working on her own as a contractor through various consulting companies. Her work is steady and she is fairly compensated. Customers like her and she likes them. But inside her is this growing swirl about how much the consulting companies charge the customer and how much...
Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part IV

Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part IV

Genesis 39.21 – 40.23: "But while Joseph was there in the prison,the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because...
Leadership Lessons Part X: God’s Protection

Leadership Lessons Part X: God’s Protection

God's Preparation of David for leadership led Him to put David into a multi-year (well over a decade, actually) experience in which he was on-the-run and without a "base" that many of us take for granted: he was a hunted and wanted man by the government, he lacked a physical home and he spent years away from his first wife. Leaders go through "desert" experiences. God refines...