Humility in the family business
After a bold strategy that plays on the enemy’s fear, the small army of Gideon has the larger Midianite army on the run. As he chases them across the country, the men of Ephraim help by capturing and...
Faith & Family Business
Believing is seeing in the family business
May 11, 2024
In my last reflection, Gideon overhears the Midianites discussing a dream projecting Gideon’s victory. With this knowledge of the enemy’s fear, Gideon plans and executes his battle strategy:As soon...
The tests you face in your family business
May 11, 2024
We’ve now seen Gideon call thousands of men to battle the Midianites, only to have God reduce Gideon’s army to 300 to demonstrate His role in their upcoming battle. The reduction happened in two ways...
What do you do with your dreams?
April 28, 2024
In last week’s reflection, God encouraged Gideon to sneak down to the enemy’s camp and listen to what they were saying, and he would be strengthened in his efforts to win the battle. Here is what...
An encouraging and patient God
April 21, 2024
Through a series of questions and tests, God has reduced Gideon’s army to 300 men while the enemy has tens of thousands of soldiers. God may suspect Gideon’s likely bewilderment at those odds, so He...
How did you succeed in your family business?
April 7, 2024
In our last reflection, God demonstrated his commitment to Gideon through a wet fleece and then a dry fleece. Now, it’s time for Gideon to use the army he gathered to fight the Midianites. But first...
What does it take to trust God?
March 31, 2024
Some remarkable things happened to Gideon. An angel offered a sign confirming God’s message. Gideon destroyed his community’s altar without consequence. And with no apparent leadership experience, he...
Building confidence in your family business role
March 24, 2024
Over several weeks, we’ve seen a progression of confidence in Gideon: from at first hiding wheat in the winepress, then meeting God’s angel but trying to avoid His call, then tearing down the altar...
Standing up for the next generation in your family business
March 17, 2024
Gideon’s first act as a judge was to tear down his community’s altar to Baal, which he did at night because he knew they would be upset. Sure enough, the next morning the whole town is fired up: When...
On being disrupted in your family, business, or community
March 10, 2024
My last reflection focused on Gideon recognizing he was dealing with God, and so he built an altar to commemorate the experience. Now God speaks directly to Gideon:That night the Lord said to him, “...