Morning Briefings

Doing what’s right is hard, and speaking the truth is dangerous. Many have been abhorred for it, some killed, one crucified.

– Andrew Klavan
The Wall Street Journal

Remember Pamela? She began anew in the field of photography by providing her services here at In the Company of Prayer. Her journey has since led her to work with others. Please join us in congratulating Pamela on her continued growth.

– In the Company of Prayer

A Final Farewell: How Randy Pausch, a 47-Year-Old College Professor Came to Teach His Family About Love, Courage and Saying Goodbye. Dying of pancreatic cancer, he showed a love of life and an approach to death that people have found inspiring. His lecture has become a reminder that our own futures are similarly — if not drastically — brief. His fate is ours, sped up.

– Jeffrey Zaslow
The Wall Street Journal

It is probably true that the church doesn’t fully appreciate the needs of people in the business world, but, the church has endorsed my vocation in life: what I do has meaning.

– James M. Childs, Jr.
Ethics in Business: Faith at Work

It’s a fact that many traditional employees resent the arrival of a temp from the reasonable fear that their own job may be next to be converted. Be aware that temp workers may well expect a chilly reception, and it is largely the responsibility of the staff to bring them into the team and introduce them in a positive way to the company culture.

– Peggy Post & Peter Post
Emily Post’s The Etiquette Advantage in Business

The real quest of prayer is to know God and not to get stuff. Prayer is interpersonal communication between a person and God.

– Don M. Aycock
How to Have a Conversation with God

The French philosopher Voltaire once defined optimism as ‘the mania of maintaining that everything is well when we are wretched.’ Some people are blessed with an upbeat personality that allows them to view life through rose-colored glasses and ‘make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.’ But even sunny-souled people can’t ward off all the shadows, certainly not forever, not without a sure word for an omnipotent God.

– Robert J. Morgan
The Promise: How God Works All Things Together for Good

A faithful leader knows when to release her hold on the world and the world’s ways. Because every godly leader understands she is just a servant using her natural gifts while waiting to be ushered into God’s purpose and presence.

– Victoria Lowe
10 Spiritual Principles of Successful Women

There’s global competition, technology changes, more regulations than ever before. It’s just complicated. Things are harder today.

– Patrick Lencioni
The Five Temptations of a CEO

Creativity, I believe, is inherent in all of us. We are the progeny of almighty God. God is defined in many ways. Most of all, he is the creator.

– Paul M. Johnson
Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney