tags archives: recession-of-2008

Taste and See that the Lord is Good

In this episode of the Nourish The Dream Podcast, I’m posting audio from a message I shared recently in the pulpit of my good friend, Jesse DiMartino of the Freedom Center in Sarasota. If you’ll forgive some local information and a brief personal story, you’ll hear the real heart behind the recent post, Cultivating a [...]

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  A Listening Heart

A Listening Heart

 

Cultivating a Heart that Listens to God

It seems like the bad economic news just keeps coming. Last week’s jobs report reflects the worst numbers in the entire lifetime of Generation X. Hopefully the recession hasn’t impacted your business or family personally, but even as I write this line, I know that the likelihood is that it has — or at least [...]

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  Justin DeStoppelaire

Justin DeStoppelaire

 

5 Reasons Why the Rules Don’t Apply Anymore

This episode of the Nourish The Dream Podcast features special guest Justin DeStoppelaire, CEO & Founder of C Service Consulting, Inc. Justin provides insight into what we need to do to operate our businesses in this new season. The conversation ranges from the economy to Google and includes valuable information on how to adapt. Hosted [...]

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A Believer’s Response to Bad Economic News

It always happens in an election year — some kind of upheaval. But this year it really seems to have teeth. Banks failing, huge drops (and gains) in the stock market, businesses closing, layoffs, etc. As believers, how do we respond? I’ve spent a lot of time studying this subject this year. With ups and [...]

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Calming the Inner Storm, Part 2

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Proverbs 16:3 AMP) Last time, we talked about anxiety, stress, and a foreboding that can sometimes overtake our hearts and leave us [...]

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Calming the Inner Storm

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” — Thomas Paine, The Crisis Anxiety. Worry. Concern. Fear. All too often, these are the “norm” in times of crisis. Perhaps even worse, they are the norm in times of perceived crisis. Regardless of whether you’re facing a very real and authentic crisis right now, we live [...]

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Recession or Opportunity?

Check out Michael Pink’s comments today on the recession of 2008. I can’t tell you how strongly I feel about the notion that it is time to get out of debt. In fact, some recent interviews with people who have tremendous expertise in banking and law have led me to believe that this message isn’t [...]

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