Hope as a character trait
Family businesses are remarkably rewarding. The chance to pursue your entreprenurial instincts, to be your own boss, to work alongside family members, to make a difference for your employees and...
June 23, 2025
Family businesses are remarkably rewarding. The chance to pursue your entreprenurial instincts, to be your own boss, to work alongside family members, to make a difference for your employees and...
June 15, 2025
I don’t often write about a specific industry in this newsletter, but many readers know I work with family businesses in agriculture. On June 5, the theologian Walter Brueggemann died, and it...
June 8, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the past. For much of of 2022 I wrote about King David, and this week I’m...
June 1, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the past. Last week I offered a blessing for parents and grandparents in the...
May 25, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the past. Last week I offered a blessing for the younger generation’s return...
May 19, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the past. This week and next week I’m offering a couple of my “family...
May 12, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the early years. Last week, and this week, I’m reposting my reflections on...
May 4, 2025
While I’m working on my next series about “wilderness” in the family business, I’m posting a few popular reflections from the early years. This one is about reconciliation between Jacob and Esau....
April 27, 2025
The scene at Mt. Sinai is overwhelming for the Israelites. Thunder, lightning, smoke, and earthquakes. Threats and warnings to keep their distance. Moses disappearing into the chaos. What comes next...
April 20, 2025
In my last reflection, Moses and the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai, where the shift in Moses’ role to lawgiver begins to take place. God’s specific instructions reflect the significance of what is...