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Thanksgiving
“Thanksgiving” November 2013 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” —Psalm 100:4 The entry point into God’s presence is through thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is humility in action; it demonstrates…
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The Challenge of Business Management after September 11, 2001
by Dennis Peacocke Most of us recognize that the events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, have changed things in significant ways even if we are unable to articulate all that we see or sense. It is highly unlikely that either the economy or our so-called “social psyche” will return to normal because “normal” appears to…
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Why God Doesn’t Want to Get Involved in Your Business
Why God Doesn’t Want to Get Involved in Your Business By Dennis Peacocke When I teach on the subject of marketplace ministry, I often ask, “Who wants God to get involved in your business?” The vast majority of people raise their hands, expecting me to help them find effective ways to achieve a “divine connection.”…
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Integrity in Sales: You Are the Company, You Are the Product
Integrity in Sales: You Are the Company, You Are the Product By Dennis Peacocke Integrity is perhaps our highest and most valuable human commodity. When we possess it, it can open many doors and keep them open. When we’ve lost it or don’t possess it as a character quality, few people want to associate with…
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Strategic Time with God: The Most Important Thing
Strategic Time with God: The Most Important Thing By Dennis Peacocke As any competent, professional motivational speaker or personal executive coach knows, the most difficult thing is to find the key in someone that turns an individual from functioning in mere mental understanding to actually changing the way they think and behave. The concept is…
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Strategic Planning: The Key to Building Successful Relationships, Organizations, and Capital Creation
Strategic Planning: The Key to Building Successful Relationships, Organizations, and Capital Creation By Dennis Peacocke Every successful leader of any organization, let alone a successful business, knows that strategic planning is the key. If leaders simply “let things happen” in a fallen world, two things will happen: 1) chaos will “happen” and 2) they won’t…
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The Economic Consequences of Dualism, Futurism, and Evangelicalism
The Economic Consequences of Dualism, Futurism, and Evangelicalism By Dennis Peacocke Broadly speaking, I am an American “evangelical,” if by the meaning of this word, we denote a Christian who believes in being born of God’s Spirit and who holds a high view of Scripture and an internal need to their share faith in Christ.…
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Studies on the Master Principles of Transforming People and Organizations
Studies on the Master Principles of Transforming People and Organizations By Dennis Peacocke In a fallen world, how to achieve biblical and lasting transformation is the only real question for those who aspire to be Christ’s disciples. Put another way, leading people and building organizations God’s way is what all Christian leaders should aspire to…
