The moment of truth in the family business
Last week’s reflection on The Parable of the Prodigal Son was about how we can take our family members, or our current situation in the family business, for granted. It isn’t until we lose those...
Faith & Family Business
How we take our family for granted
October 26, 2025
In my last post about The Parable of the Prodigal Son, I contemplated the unlikely act of a father dividing his estate, which includes an ongoing business, at a son’s request. As disappointing as it...
Saying yes to a difficult request in the family business
October 19, 2025
Last week, my questions about the The Parable of the Prodigal Son centered on what isn’t said in this powerful teaching by Jesus. This week, I’m focusing on the father’s response to the younger son’s...
Considering the backstory of the prodigal son
October 12, 2025
There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.” (Luke 15:11-12)When you read the full text of the Parable...
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
October 5, 2025
There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.”So begins the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and no other...
Lessons from the wilderness
September 28, 2025
Over the last three months, I’ve written about Israel’s wilderness experience, using a biblical lens to consider how participants in family businesses go through their own severely challenging times...
Leaving the wilderness
September 22, 2025
My last post contemplated the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua as the Israelites come to the end of their time in the wilderness, but before they reach the promised land. Moses accepted...
Succession in the wilderness
September 14, 2025
In my last reflection, Moses drew God’s ire for the way in which he and Aaron handled a thirsty Israel at the waters of Meribah. But leading the Isrealites has been no easy task. Not only have they...
When the leader snaps
September 7, 2025
My last refelction contemplated the challenge of being generous while living in the wilderness. How do you give, when every fiber in your body tells you to preserve in the midst of isolation or fear...
Generosity...in the wilderness?
August 31, 2025
In my last reflection on the Israelites, God focuses on the responsibilities of the priests and Levites. In the midst of conflict and uncertainty and fear in the wilderness, He tells Aaron’s family...