David’s True Legacy
I hope you’ve enjoyed reflecting with me over the last year on King David and his family. On this Christmas morning, my final meditation is about David’s family legacy: Jesus. The lineage is...
Faith & Family Business
A blessing for the new year in your family business
June 5, 2023
Over the last two years, I used the biblical stories of Jacob and Esau, and King David, to reflect on challenges and opportunities in family businesses. I also spent some time in the book of Proverbs...
A blessing for a family member recovering from addiction
June 4, 2023
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published I often wish it all felt the way it looked, that I could actually be living the life everyone thinks they see. But it feels...
A blessing for a sibling partnership
May 21, 2023
Sibling relationships in a family business can be both a strength and a weakness. The trust that is often implicit between brothers and sisters can be a powerful force in the division of labor and in...
A blessing for the end of a family business partnership
May 7, 2023
Ending a family business partnership may not seem like a situation that qualifies for a blessing. Feelings of disappointment, guilt that you are letting down prior (or future) generations, or a...
A Thanksgiving Prayer for the Family Business
April 28, 2023
I’m taking a break this week from our study of David and his family, and sending you an updated version of a prayer I wrote several years ago for those working in family businesses. May God’s...
Who helps you stay the course?
April 28, 2023
Our last few weeks focused on how Absalom, King David’s son, tried to force succession by dethroning David. Now, Absalom’s younger brother Adonijah, wants to become king. King David is very old and...
How will you instruct the next generation?
April 28, 2023
My last reflection focused on how King David, now very old and feeble, came to name his son Solomon as the successor to the throne. David’s final words before his passing include the following...
Staying faithful in distress
April 28, 2023
As we wrap up our year-long study of David and his family, I’d like to end with reflections on a few Psalms, the ancient Hebrew hymns reflecting several episodes in David’s life. (That there are...
The dark side of succession (Part 2)
April 28, 2023
In last week’s reflection, King David brought his son Absalom home to Jerusalem, but he was not allowed to be in David’s presence. The text then shifts to Absalom’s appearance, and what a description...