“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-4   I am interrupting our communications series for a very urgent message. Yes, we are in a battle against a virus but more so, as Christians in business, we are in a profoundly serious battle in the spiritual realm.   The world is fighting for human lives and financial stabilization, but we as Christians are on a different Read More

Understanding Communications in Business First Impressions – How Do They Play a Role in Our Business? “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 First impressions are the most important part of communicating your business’s message. Think about it, all your current clients at one time listened to what you said and/or watched your actions to decide whether to be in a relationship with you and your company. Yes, we must always remember our businesses are built Read More

Understanding Communications in Business Build your Prospect DataBase! “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men” Ephesians 6:7 Over the next several months I will be sharing with you different areas of communications that affect your business, negatively or positively. Selling advertising is one of the hardest type of sales in the marketing and sales arena. Why? Because we do not have a physical product and our customers cannot use any of their senses to buy our product. What we sell is hope, and how do you justify ROE (return on investment) on hope. I have learned Read More

  Proverbs 11:2 ESV When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. You would be surprised where a prideful spirit can take you! Pride is sneaky and hard to uncover and can show up as actions that would seemingly be a rightful response to people or situations. I tend to be of a breed of strong women just as the women in my family before me. This can be an amazing trait for business. I am also verily analytical, so I do not step into a situation or concern that arises before I have done my Read More

  Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires, but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.  Romans 8:5   COVID and these times of racial tensions have created an uncertainty to one extent or another in all of us. As our human nature will have it, we are drawn into a place of fear and doubt.  We mistakenly let our flesh override our Spirit and “our wisdom” to take the easiest way out – The Blame Game!  Someone has to Read More

Don’t waste this time of isolation Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 NKJV My temptation during this time of isolation is trying to fill the empty spaces with activity.  We get addicted to busyness, and there are times when I feel guilty if I am not continually actively involved in doing things that are “productive”. Some of the greatest, most impactful, most enduring results have come from a season of inactivity. Many of the Apostle Paul’s writings were birthed out of a Read More

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others.” Phil 2:3-4   This time of COVID is a time that we all feel out of control. Ask anyone who knows me, and they will tell you I have controlling tendencies. If you ask them in front of me, I will deny it profusely. My rationales will be “I am not controlling; I am a solution seeker. If someone else would take control before a Read More

The Past is History, the Future a Mystery and the Present is a Gift   Where are you mentally living today? It is interesting to me that every night as I lay my head down to sleep, my first thought isn’t “Oh, my goodness it feels so good to lay my head on my pillow, in my comfortable bed. Thank you, Lord, that I can lay my head to rest.” No, I start thinking about what I didn’t get finished and what I need to do tomorrow. I think that this is an act of not living in today.   Read More

A Slave Set Free!   “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Luke 16:13   Did you know that the United States Congress passed the amendment abolishing slavery on January 31, 1865? That same amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, Read More

By Terry Magee Under His direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly.  As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Eph 4:16 NLT. The Body of Christ is made effective through relationships, or as the KJV says, “that which every joint supplies”.  Each of us is a vital part of God’s plan for His kingdom to be established here on earth.  But our part is of little value until it is joined or fitted together with the other parts of Read More

There is a passage from the Old Testament that God has been reminding me of several times over the last few weeks. There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I Read More

Does everyone need to be loved? If so, how do we love our internal (staff) and external customers? Here are a few thoughts I had on the topic, which, by the way, I need to work on.  1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts always hopes, and always perseveres. Love is patient. Are we Read More

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19   There is much more to this Pandemic than meets the eye, and if we are not careful, we are going to miss it. This is not a God made punishment on mankind, again this is the world reaping the consequence of an inappropriate action, the way we are handling food. Like our mom says, “It is all fun and games till someone loses an eye”.  Not to make Read More

We are walking a path that we have never walked before. Although I have been doing The Shepherd’s Guide for 32 years, we are walking in uncharted territory. So how do we proceed, how do we know what to do, which path to take? I relate very closely to Peter in Matthew 14, when he saw Jesus walking on the water. Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” 29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Read More

You and I are always desiring this characterizes everything we do! Read More