The world is changing today at a pace which is unprecedented in human history. Whole industries are disrupted by new technologies, AI looks like it may invade everyone’s life and job, and the institutions and values we held closely just a few years ago are in question today. How do we navigate this? Is there  … Read more

When I was doing the research for The Good Book on Business, I discovered how important businesses are in the Bible. They crop up throughout the Bible, and God used them for a number of His purposes.  Providing economic security to the servants and employees and serving as a venue for God to interact with  … Read more

After two decades dedicated to raising her family, Julie has stepped back into the professional world with a renewed passion for growth and purpose. She and her husband have launched Abundant Thought Revolution, a movement focused on helping people shift their mindset and live with greater clarity, intention, and abundance.

For many Christian professionals and businesspeople, the prospect of practicing our faith in the marketplace is overwhelming.  It’s easy to remain paralyzed in the face of so many things calling for our time and attention.  In the face of overwhelming number of choices, most marketplace Christians default to what’s comfortable and familiar – which is  … Read more

Regardless of what you hear, what are some of the benefits of striving to make Christ a more visible part of your marketplace lives? I recently asked the people who are members of my X-I Community to articulate one benefit to intentionally moving their business and their careers to a more visible alignment with God.  … Read more

My wife is a crisis counselor. One of her biggest eye-openers occurred when she realized she was counseling the same people over and over again. You would think that a crisis was an isolated event. Maybe for most of the population. But some lurch from one crisis to another. Why is that? They have not  … Read more

PresidentAaron Sweeten Insurance Aaron Sweeten is the owner of Sweeten Insurance Solutions, a full service independent insurance broker.  This is his 14 year in business as a insurance agency owner.  He has been married to his wife Lillian for 12 years, has a 10 year old daughter named Emma, 6 year old daughter named Autumn  … Read more

Speaker | Trainer | CoachLisa Fisher Associates Lisa Fisher, Leadership Developer, speaker, and growth strategist, has a passion for working with others to achieve THEIR definition of success.  Using her talents as a business coach, and her library of training topics, she has worked with a variety of Industries to help Leaders identify what success  … Read more

God was in control from the beginning to the end of this remarkable journey and story. It all started when we were on Cape Cod in mid-November preparing to leave for a long drive to Michigan to visit family there and in Utah for the holidays and for the birth of a grandson. My wife  … Read more

“My whole life, I was told that we were one of the richest nations on earth, but now I see that we are one of the poorest.  It’s like my whole life has been wasted.” That comment marked one of the saddest and most poignant moments of my life. Here’s the story. At one point  … Read more