Monday, August 1, 2016

Building and Rebuilding Culture with Goodness, Truth, Beauty, and Justice:


“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” – Col. 3:23
  
1.   Work hard – When others want to know what is proper work ethic they should find it in the Christian. We display the image of God when we work, do, create.
2.    Be patient – It…takes…a…long…time. You will be frustrated and usually after the honeymoon is over (6-12 months) you will begin dreaming of other things. Stay with it.
3.    Endure Suffering - It takes a long time to build cultural institutions that make change. This is a lifetime endeavor not something achieved in two or three years.
4.    Identify what people really need - Exchange begins with a need. That need must be served with the highest quality. You may not be able to reinvent the wheel but you can sure make better ones. We must go beyond the status quo. Identify a specific need and go after it.
5.     Outperform others – In a free-market there will always be innovation that outperforms the status quo. Outperform yourself before someone else does. After all, we are tapped into the infinite power source who has all knowledge and power.

6.     Connect people to the transcendent – look for goodness, truth, beauty, and justice and help others to see it. Their hearts are longing for it but they are distracted by lesser things, deceptive things which offer perverted pleasure. Our cultivation of this connection helps reunite people to that which is ultimately beneficial for us all. Point them to Jesus who is Himself good, true, beautiful, and just.


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