Economic growth is important for the well being of families, communities, and cultures. Economic growth cannot occur without a certain degree of inspiration that leads to innovation. The myth that only certain people are inspired needs to be dispelled, and what needs to be realized is that anyone, regardless of their current state in life can be inspired, express their creativity, and be innovative enough to start something that can blossom and flourish into an entrepreneuria

Over the years I have spent a great deal of time sharing on the journey Abram took from Ur of the Chaldees to the Land of Promise. I have been couching it in the language of “leaving the familiar for the unfamiliar” for decades. When I first began to share the concept of “leaving the familiar for the unfamiliar” it was a seed. I had observed that seed as carefully and intentionally as I knew how at that season of my life. Yet all seeds grow, and as I sowed that seed into the

I happen to appreciate Eugene Peterson’s adaptation of Matthew 11:28-30 in The Message Bible: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” I especially love the phrase that h

Creativity isn’t the domain of only a few. It is actually the birthright of every human being. Somewhere between youth and adulthood, most of us have learned how to add fear and worry to the burden of life on our shoulders, and we lose our creative edge. Creativity is inborn and any casual observance of children anywhere at play, reveals how creative we all truly are. Yet in that transition to mature adulthood, one of the reasons we often stifle our creativity in favor of bei