Commandments for the family business
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...
Faith & Family Business
Setting the stage for something big
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...
Finding your next mountain
April 13, 2025
Moses has been in a role of rescuing the Israelites. He negotiated with Pharoah, led them out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, through survival in the wilderness, and presided over the battle with...
Bottlenecks in the family business
April 6, 2025
After winning the battle with Amalek, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, comes to visit. He observes Moses governing the Israelites, and notices that everything has to come through him — decisions,...
Your family business support system
March 31, 2025
As the Israelites continue through the wilderness, they are attacked by Amalek.1 The eventual successor to Moses, Joshua, leads the battle against Amalek — but he prevails only when Moses’ arms are...
How to create generational memories
March 24, 2025
Last week we saw God teaching the importance of rest by providing the Israelites a double portion of manna on the sixth day. This week, we see God use the manna to instill a lesson about the...
A rhythm of rest
March 16, 2025
My previous post contemplated God’s daily provision of manna as symbolic of the importance of focusing on today — the here and now — in the family business. As Israel continues their journey in the...
Today is the day
March 9, 2025
My last reflection focused on God’s expectations of the Israelites when He provides manna (bread) to them in the wilderness. He reiterates the instructions through Moses, and here is what happens:...
When a gift has strings attached
March 2, 2025
In my last post, the Israelites complained about their hunger, framing their past slavery in Egypt as preferable to their current hunger in the wilderness. Nevertheless, God hears their complaints...
Imagining a past that never was
February 23, 2025
As the Israelites journeyed through the wilderness, God quenched their thirst by turning water from bitter to sweet. God told them He would protect them if they obeyed His laws. Now they are hungry...