When it is fitting to celebrate and be glad
Thank you for joining me these last few months of 2025 in reading The Parable of the Prodigal Son through a family business lens. It has probably been my favorite Faith and Family Business series...
Faith & Family Business
Family communication: like ships passing in the night
December 22, 2025
I continue to reflect on what The Parable of the Prodigal Son has to offer for families in business together, and last week I looked at the language used by the older son to distance himself from his...
When family members distance themselves from each other
December 15, 2025
My last post on The Parable of the Prodigal Son dug into the idea that birth order might have played a part in the dynamics between the older son and his younger brother. This week I consider the...
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
December 8, 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...
Does birth order make a difference in the family business?
December 7, 2025
In my most recent reflection on The Parable of the Prodigal Son, I wondered how the older son might have felt as he arrived, after a long day in the field, to a celebratory party for his recently-...
In the absence of communication
November 30, 2025
My last post on The Parable of the Prodigal Son focused on the gifts given by the father to the younger son upon his unexpected return. I reflected on how those gifts might symbolize the comfort,...
Faith and families, at their best
November 23, 2025
In last week’s reflection on the The Parable of the Prodigal Son, I focused on the father’s longing for his younger son’s return, and his emotional embrace of the son as he approached the father’s...
The power of a homecoming
November 16, 2025
In my last reflection on The Parable of the Prodigal Son, I suggested the younger son’s decision to return home contained important elements of the reconciliation process. The son, acting on his...
A commitment to right a wrong
November 10, 2025
The Parable of the Prodigal Son speaks to many themes in family businesses, and last week’s reflection contemplated how we come to realize we’ve made a mistake in our treatment of our loved ones.In...
The moment of truth in the family business
November 3, 2025
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...