The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to 20% below January all-time highs, signaling a bear market last Friday (JP Morgan). Fortunately, the market recovered slightly by the end of trading to move out of bear market territory. However, the DJIA did manage to put...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the April employment report and the March JOLTS report (job openings and labor turnover survey). The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6%, total payrolls were constant at 406K, and private payrolls fell 18K. The...
When flying, we are continually reminded to buckle our seatbelts. The seatbelts are there for our safety and allow our bodies to remain in the seat during turbulent periods. The wise person will take advantage of the seatbelt, since some turbulence is unexpected.There...
The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report. The average weekly 30-year mortgage rate was 4.05%, 22 bps higher for the week and the highest since July 31, 2019.Mortgage applications were down 5.4%, compared to being down 8.1% the previous week. The MBA...
What are the two most hotly debated charismatic doctrines in the past 30 years? I'd say those regarding God's provision for healing and finances. He used these controversial doctrines to teach me a key truth: The gospel of the kingdom includes prosperity. Prosperity...
This is your time to ADVANCE.As an executive coach to leaders in business, as well as in the church world for 30-plus years, I have had the privilege of high-fiving around the table when things work, movements grow, business rocks.On the other hand, I have shared in...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly report on consumer inflation. Changes in the CPI showed a hot 7.5% inflation from a year ago (7.30% expected, 7.0% last month, 1.4% in January 2021). Inflation is the highest in 40 years. Fuel oil prices...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) January employment report contained a bundle of surprises.On a seasonally adjusted basis, nonfarm employment jumped 467 thousand, more than three times consensus pre-report estimates. Private employment increased 444 thousand...
When the going gets tough, God's people get entrepreneurial. Do you have an entrepreneurial idea that you want to grow in 2022? Is God calling you to launch a profit-generating, kingdom business that makes life better for many?History has shown that recessions in the...
I'd like to share with you a leadership secret — a way to boost the morale of your team and motivate them toward excellence. Perhaps like no other aspect of leadership, this one behavior can supercharge your team!The ERC (Employers Resource Council) compiled a...
In the article, "I Earned It, It's Mine! Right?", I wrote about the spiritual side of financial stewardship. Jesus taught more about this subject than any other, so stewardship of money is very important to God.The Bible says in Luke 16:10-11 that if we are to be...
Imagine being cheated out of thousands of dollars at a time of your life when you're broke and trying to support your family. Then after God asks you to forgive the person, He later leads you to go back and work with the same person who cheated you in business.Would...
In the article, "I Earned It, It's Mine! Right?", I wrote about the spiritual side of financial stewardship. Jesus taught more about this subject than any other, so stewardship of money is very important to God.The Bible says in Luke 16:10-11 that if we are to be...
Yes, that's the right word. It's spelled right. The word is relactional. We want to learn to lead relactionally. Relactional is a word we use in Transformational Leadership to describe the kind of transformational leader we aspire to be. As a transformational leader,...
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