Resources

Depression and Entrepreneurship with Todd Francis

by Darren Cooper | May 8, 2020

This week we sat down with Todd Francis of First Serve Cleaning and Restoration for a real conversation about depression and entrepreneurship. Todd is very open and honest about his struggle with depression and how it affected everything in his life, including his business. Check it out and let his story encourage you today!

Stick the Landing: Why Focus is Vital in this Season of Quarantine

by Chuck Rapp | May 5, 2020

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, read, or heard “these are strange times,” I’d be able to take my wife out for a really great dinner; that is, of course, whenever we’re once again allowed to go to a restaurant. Indeed, these are truly unprecedented days....

Faith and Politics with Senator John Crane

by Darren Cooper | May 1, 2020

This week we had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Senator John Crane to talk with him about faith, leadership and politics and why it all matters so much. He has some brilliant insights (and some funny jokes) that will leave you encouraged no matter what side of the aisle you fall on.

Crisis Reveals What We Worship and We Are All Worshipping Something

by Erik Cooper | Apr 28, 2020

Earlier this year, my brother-in-law visited a dear friend who lives in the Middle East. They spent a day traveling to historic sites, including what many archaeologists now believe is the actual Mt. Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. At the base of this...

When It’s Against The Law To Go To Work with Joe Bradford

by Darren Cooper | Apr 24, 2020

Coronavirus is dominating the global conversation, and for good reason. This pandemic has shaken us to our core, showing us the instability of the things we so instinctively put our trust in. For many of us, the statistics have a face and a name attached. This week, as we watched one dear friend begin a miraculous recovery after a month in ICU, we watched another friend lose her life.

Profitable Business Dedicated to God is Transforming Lives

by Matthew Rohrs | Apr 22, 2020

Our friends at Sinapis are doing beautiful work through raising up and empowering Kingdom-minded entrepreneurs in poor countries around the world. We are big believers that business is vital part of God’s Kingdom work, both here at home and to the ends of the earth....

The Importance of Business with Matthew Rohrs of Sinapis

by Darren Cooper | Apr 17, 2020

We love this conversation!

We often define the business world by its excesses, and those critiques aren’t all wrong. But that’s not the real story of the marketplace.

Profitable businesses dedicated to God that creates jobs provide for families and care for people in ways that nothing else can. That is why we wanted you to hear from our friend Matthew Rohrs of Sinapis, as we discuss the life-changing work they are doing with East African entrepreneurs in poor countries each and every day.

It’s Okay to Say You Care About the Economy

by Erik Cooper | Apr 14, 2020

There’s a scene in the iconic Frank Capra classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, where George Bailey fights off a run on the Savings and Loan. In the chaos that ensues, Bailey successfully talks down a lobby full of panicked customers demanding the immediate withdrawal of...

Hope From The Frontlines with Heather Forbush

by Darren Cooper | Apr 10, 2020

There is something special about those who work on the frontlines of our healthcare system.

How To Celebrate Easter In The Hospital

by Erik Cooper | Apr 8, 2020

As I began to think about Holy Week, I remembered this article I wrote a few years ago from a hospital bed on Easter morning. In light of all we are facing right now, all the sorrow, the sickness, the anxiety, pain, and loss, I thought it might be an encouragement to...