Faith & Family Business

  • Our Wilderness Experience

    July 13, 2025

    Between October of 2024 and April of 2025, I reflected on Moses, his call to lead the Israelites, and his experiences bringing them out of slavery in Egypt. They were headed toward the promised land...

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  • Hope as a bridge between faith and action

    July 6, 2025

    My last two reflections explored hope in the context of families in business. First I looked at hope as a part of our character: born in trials, shaped through perseverance. Then I wrote about how...

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  • When hope isn't working

    June 30, 2025

    Last week I wrote about the virtue of hope. Beyond being just a wish, hope is shaped in our character through perseverance. To paraphrase Paul, hope becomes a part of who you are based on where you’...

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  • Hope as a character trait

    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...

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  • Land as legacy

    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...

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  • A blessing for the next 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...

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  • Repairing relationships in the family business

    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...

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