Author Archive
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Know God – The Need For Reality
Andreas has a chapter in his book that deals with prayer. Prayer is how we get to know God, because it allows us the time and space to be in conversation with God, and further, in relationship with Him. There are many forms of prayer – participating in the liturgy, saying a rosary while we’re stuck in traffic, interrupting our busy work day to pray the Angelus at noon, morning prayer with devotional aids, etc. One things is for certain, though. Some time does need to be set aside for God, without the usual distractions. Pope Benedict warns of the threat that is posed by our society’s growing need to be “plugged in” all the time. He recommends times of “silence and solitude.” I think we all need to listen to the Holy Father’s call and set a few minutes aside each day where it’s just us and God – no iPhone, Blackberry, iPad, laptop, TV, or anything else.
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Most Ethical Companies – 2012
The Ethisphere Institute compiles a list of the world’s most ethical companies each year. We have blogged about this in the past. They are currently taking nominations for next year’s most ethical companies. Do you have a company that you would like to nominate? From their website: The World’s Most Ethical Companies (WME) methodology analyzes companies that go beyond making statements about doing business ‘ethically’, to translate those words into action. WME winners demonstrate real and sustained ethical leadership within their industries, putting the Council’s credo of “Good. Smart. Business. Profit.” into real business practice. Think about the companies you know, and if there is one that stands out in the way they conduct business, do your best to make sure that they are recognized.
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Embracing Uniqueness
Seth Godin’s latest book, We Are All Weird, was released yesterday, and Seth introduces us to the book on his blog. The idea of the book, as Seth puts it in his blog, is that times have changed so that there really is no “normal” anymore, at least not the way we conceive of it. Normal is so ingrained in what we do every day that it’s difficult to notice that your tendency toward the normal is now obsolete. What we need to do now, is embrace what is unique about ourselves so that we can make a difference. The important thing, I believe, is to make sure that this doesn’t amount to reckless individualism and rather tends toward a fulfillment of the person that God made each of us to be. I haven’t read the book yet, but I look forward to it, and I’m sure any fans of Seth’s other books are going to be among the first as well. When you read it, give us your review and tell us what you think.
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The Bible and Prosperity…
Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. Proverbs 3:9-10
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The Catholic Church Wants More African Businesses
It only seems right that the person in need of development (and we all are) should be at the forefront of that development – not just economic, but spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, etc. A symposium held in Rome recently, organized by the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance and the Acton Institute, proposed just that: more businesses in Africa, created by African businesspeople. This is no doubt something that we are in favor of here at Faith and Prosperity. Hopefully men and women in Africa will answer the call from the symposium.