The Long Journey…

by Joe Carroll Only inches separate the distance between your head and your heart.  Yet the spiritual distance any truth in our head must travel to become an authentic experience of our heart can be a very long road.  This is truly the road less traveled. In his head, Terry knows he needs to talk […]

Hiring: Are you looking for an employee or a “team member”?

Consideration for Selection Process By Kingdom at Work When hiring, it may be tempting to hire the first interesting person you talk to. In our rush to find help, we convince ourselves that after one or two quick interviews, the candidate will share the same passion and care for our business. But that is often […]

Who’s In Your Jury Box?

Who’s In Your Jury Box? by Joe Carroll “People pleasing”…no one wants to do it.  Sometimes we are painfully aware of it.  Often times we are not. When we do things or say things to please people, it’s like we’ve put them in our personal “jury box”. Anytime we’ve given someone a seat in our “jury […]

Is Your Theology Keeping You From God? by Joe Carroll

Theology.  You have one.  Everyone does.  You wear it daily in your work.  It’s revealed in how you treat  your family when you come home. Whether you can verbalize it or not, your theology dictates your life. It determines your image of God.  It reflects how you treat people.  Even if you go to church and read […]

When Does Ambition Honor God?

by Joe Carroll A Harvard Business Review cited a company’s interview process for a new CEO.  When it was narrowed down to the top two candidates, the committee chairman declared, “One is too ambitious, and the other isn’t ambitious enough.”    I can’t think of any other person who has walked this earth that was […]

Guaranteed Contentment Killers

by Joe Carroll I’ve seen it.  You probably have too.  The person who seems to have so much going for them still whines and complains, while a person who is going through horrible hardship is content. How can this be?  I’ve experienced three guaranteed ways that kill contentment. COMPLAIN CRITICIZE TRY to CONTROL OUTCOMES The Biblical […]

The Problem with Longitude

In 1714, Britain’s Parliament offered the equivalent of $20 million in today’s currency to anyone who could solve the problem of longitude.  For centuries, the most beleaguering issue impacting commerce was the inability of seafaring vessels to calculate longitude.  Latitude was easy.  Measuring longitude was an enigma.  Even renowned astronomers like Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton […]

NEW YEAR…NEW FEARS?

The Year Has Changed But Have Your Fears? On January 1st, the calendar changed but did your fears?  Many of our core fears never change.  They just change faces.  They masquerade behind new circumstances.  As I look over my shoulder, I see these cores fears are following. The Fear of Uncertainty:  In my lifetime, the […]