Billy Graham Preaches Jesus in the Chicago Crusade 1971 (42'36")
For those who never heard him preach, here is a classic sermon by Billy Graham who recently left this world for his heavenly home. May you be blessed!
Showing posts with label sabbath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sabbath. Show all posts
25 February 2018
SABBATH - Tim Tebow Shares a Story of Faith, Football and a Verse he Learned in Sunday School
John 3:16 may be the best-known verse in the Bible, but it's also the subject of an amazing story told by Heisman Trophy winner and professional athlete Tim Tebow.
Tim Tebow is the author of three books:
He has been a broadcaster, a speaker and a professional player of football and baseball who just last month was invited to the 2018 New York Mets Major League Baseball Camp. Watch a good story and a man of evident faith.
21 January 2018
SABBATH - Henry John Heinz, A Story of Faith, Vision and Horseradish
His Mom Talked Him Out of Preaching, But His Life Spoke Volumes to The World
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| Henry John Heinz 1844-1919 |
H. J. Heinz Company was incorporated in 1905, and Heinz served as its president until he died in 1919. Under his tutelage, the company was noted for the fair treatment of workers and for pioneering safe sanitary food preparation. He provided his employees with free medical care; Recreation facilities such as gyms, swimming pools, and gardens; and, Educational opportunities such as libraries, free concerts, and lectures.
Heinz was active in raising the standards for national food safety at a time when protection was limited to a hodgepodge of municipal regulations, if any. He led a successful lobbying effort which created the federally enforced, Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. During World War I, he worked with the Food Administration to secure safe rations for the troops and others impacted by the war and war effort.
The journey to create the H. J. Heinz Company was fraught with early challenges. Heinz began packing foodstuffs on a small scale at Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1869. His first product was pickled 'horseradish' using his Mother's recipe and the famous white roots he grew on a small plot near his home.
The success of this home based venture led him to create Heinz Noble and Company with a friend, L. Clarence Noble. The company succeeded in commercializing the packing of horseradish but ran into trouble and finally went bankrupt in 1875.
Heinz was undeterred from his vision to create safe food products. With a promise to repay creditors, he founded F and J Heinz, with his brother John Heinz and a cousin Frederick Heinz. This company also produced tomato ketchup, a product that lead the market and allowed them to grow rapidly. Expanding in North America and internationally, the company succeeded so that Heinz was able to buy out his partners in 1888. The company continued to create products that would support a rapidly growing industrialized population around the world.
By 1896, the company was selling more than 60 different products. The slogan, "57 varieties," was introduced by Heinz and became the trademark attached to retailers who stocked Heinz products all over the world. The success Heinz experienced is often attributed to his early recognition of a globalizing economy and his passion for people (customers and employees).
Henry John Heinz was born in Pittsburgh, the son of German immigrants John Henry Heinz (1811–1891), of Kallstadt, Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria, and Anna Margaretha Schmidt (1822–1899), of Kruspis, Haunetal, Hesse-Kassel. His father John was a member of the Lutheran Church and his mother Anna Schmidt was the daughter of a Lutheran minister. Perhaps her life as a minister's daughter was the reason she talked Henry out of his desire to become a preacher.
Though not a preacher, Heinz was a man of great faith. He was committed throughout his life to bringing out the best in people. This need to help people and make their lives better was for Heinz, the evidence of a faith based life. Although raised as a Lutheran, Heinz also worshipped as a Methodist, as a Presbyterian and was known for working closely with Baptists on various projects. In public life, Heinz was a noted director of financial institutions and lead the Ways and Means Committee to protect Pittsburgh from floods.
On business trips to England, Heinz would stop by the graves of those he admired in the faith. Leaders like John Bunyan, Isaac Watts and John Wesley were revered by him. Upon visiting the chapel Wesley founded, Heinz noted he had been on "holy ground." The first paragraph of his last Will and Testament reads, "I desire to set forth, at the very beginning of this Will, as the most important item in it, a confession of my faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior."
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| H J Heinz Bronze by Emil Fuchs, October 1924 |
On February 14, 2013, H J Heinz Company agreed to be purchased by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $23 billion. On March 25, 2015, Kraft announced a merger with Heinz, arranged by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. The resulting Kraft Heinz Company is the fifth largest food company in the world.
Additional Information:
Scientific American
Wikipedia
YouTube, Heinz Delivery Wagons
YouTube, Heinz in 2 Minutes
YouTube, Heinz goes to Britain
YouTube, When life hands you Tomatoes
YouTube, Warren Buffet on Buying Heinz
On this Sabbath day, InfoStream hopes the Henry John Heinz story of faith, vision and horseradish will encourage you. May your life be filled with Abundant Joy.
God bless!About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheelchair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
14 January 2018
SABBATH - Belief in God, Faith in Associates, A Passion for Retail, Samuel Moore Walton
His Passion for Serving Customers, His Faith in God and His Desire to Share Success with Associates Drove Sam Walton to Become the Most Successful Retailer of His Generation.
Sam Walton was born March 29, 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. By the time he died April 5, 1992 Walton was worth more than US$25B and Walmart operated 1,735 Wal-Mart stores in 40 states. By 2010 Walmart had become the largest company in the world and even had its own fleet of ships, trucks and logistic containers bringing merchandise to the customers they served.
Walton opened the first Wal-Mart in 1962, after several years in the retail management business. The discount chain expanded internationally over the next 30 years, growing into the world's largest company by 2010.
From his days as president of the Burall Bible Class at the University of Missouri and Stephens College Walton developed values and a system of beliefs that would influence the rest of his life. One writer characterized Sam Walton as part P. T. Barnum and part Billy Graham as applied showman and his beliefs to building the giant discount retailer.
Walton was voted "Most Versatile Boy" as he graduated from David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri. Even this early acknowledgement of his abilities belied how he always seemed to rise to the top. He served in the US Army Intelligence Corps from 1942 to 1945 and reached the rank of Captain supervising security at aircraft plants and prisoner of war camps from Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sam Walton built the Wal-Mart empire into the number one retailer on a simple, but groundbreaking plan, cut all excess costs and sell low. Walton reduced his wisdom to words whenever something struck him as important.
"There is only one boss-the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else." -Sam WaltonHe developed his own 10 commandments for Walmart:
- Commit to your business.
- Share your profits with your associates and treat them like your partners.
- Energize your colleagues.
- Communicate everything you possibly can to your partners.
- Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.
- Celebrate your success.
- Listen to everyone in your company.
- Exceed your customers' expectations.
- Control your expenses better than your competition.
- Blaze your own path.
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| Walton's first Five and Dime store is now the Wal-Mart Visitors Center in Bentonville, Ark |
"Though it's hard to believe today, discount retailing was a controversial concept when it began.. Traditional retailers hated it, and so did manufacturers; it threatened their control of the marketplace. Most states had restrictions on the practice.
Walton was an active student of retailing--all family vacations included store visits--so Walton saw what was coming. On July 2, 1962, at the age of 44, he opened his first Wal-Mart store, in Rogers, Ark. That same year, S.S. Kresge launched KMart, F.W. Woolworth started Woolco and Dayton Hudson began its Target chain. Discounting had hit America in a big way. At that time, Walton was too far off the beaten path to attract the attention of competitors or suppliers, much less Wall Street.
Once committed to discounting, Walton began a crusade that lasted the rest of his life: to drive costs out of the merchandising system wherever they lay--in the stores, in the manufacturers' profit margins and with the middleman--all in the service of driving prices down, down, down.
Using that formula, which cut his margins to the bone, it was imperative that Wal-Mart grow sales at a relentless pace. It did, of course, and Walton hit the road to open stores wherever he saw opportunity. He would buzz towns in his low-flying airplane studying the lay of the land. When he had triangulated the proper intersection between a few small towns, he would touch down, buy a piece of farmland at that intersection and order up another Wal-Mart store, which his troops could roll out like a rug.
As the chain began to take off, Walton made major adjustments to manage the growth--again always seeming to see ahead. As early as 1966, when he had 20 stores, he attended an IBM school in upstate New York. His goal: to hire the smartest guy in the class to come down to Bentonville, Ark., and computerize his operations. He realized that he could not grow at the pace he desired without computerizing merchandise controls.
He was right, of course, and Wal-Mart went on to become the icon of just-in-time inventory control and sophisticated logistics--the ultimate user of information as a competitive advantage. Though he is rarely remembered that way, Walton may have been the first true information-age CEO."On March 17, 1992, President George Bush presented Walton with the Medal of Freedom for his entrepreneurial spirit and his support of employees and the communities of Walmart. It would be his last achievement. Walton checked into the University of Arkansas Hospital and passed away six days after his 74th birthday.
Sam Walton didn't invent retailing or even discounting. However just as Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized the automobile industry, Walton's dogged pursuit of low cost retailing revolutionized the customer service economy. Walton more than any other shifted the power down the value chain to the consumer. As one writer has said, this new model paved the way for a new breed of "category killer" retail like Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, Bass Pro and Blockbuster. The truth that the consumer rules has forever changed the face of retailing as Amazon is now proving with another disruption.
Reflections - The Walton Brothers Talk About The Early Days:
Walton was an avid hunter and outdoorsman who maintained his humble image right up until his death. His vehicle of choice was a red 1985 Ford pickup. From 1959 on, he lived in the same house with his wife Helen in Bentonville, Arkansas. In 1985 when Forbes magazine named him the wealthiest man in the United States, it irritated Walton who said “All that hullabaloo about somebody’s net worth is just stupid, and it’s made my life a lot more complex and difficult.”
One wonders what Sam would think today as Jeff Bezos takes the Walton model to another level and leaves bricks and mortar retailers in the dust.
More links:
Walmart History
entrepreneur.com calls Sam Walton, the Bargain Basement Billionaire
Wikipedia
Biography.com
On this Sabbath day, InfoStream hopes the Samuel M. Walton story of faith, retail and passion will encourage you to live a life of service filled with Abundant Joy.
God bless!About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheelchair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
07 January 2018
SABBATH - Faith, Oil and Passion, John Davison Rockefeller,
Bible study, regular church and prayer services gave Rockefeller a solid foundation of values upon which to build Standard Oil
By the time he died in 1937, John Davison Rockefeller Sr., an American oil industry business magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist was considered to be the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history with a fortune estimated at US$336B.The story of Rockefeller's rise to power, his development of Standard Oil, is inspiring and challenging at the same time. From his humble start as an accountant in Cleveland, Ohio, Rockefeller, saved money and purchased a small refinery. Although his only formal training was a ten week course in accounting, his ability to recognize the future of oil and wisdom (business acumen) he claimed as a gift from God, eventually allowed Standard Oil control 90% of the energy complex in America.
"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." John D. Rockefeller.Such a large position in one industry sector drove the US government to breakup the Standard Oil empire. This divestment inevitably determined Rockefeller would become the father of today’s most powerful oil companies; British Petroleum, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil.
In July of 2014, Carl O'Donnell, wrote a FORBES article entitled, 'The Rockefellers: The Legacy Of History's Richest Man' which provides a sense of how widespread the influence of this man became.
A more detailed account of Rockefeller as well as an illumination of the development of the energy business is found in an Oxford publication, by Grant Segall, entitled 'John D. Rockefeller: Anointed with Oil'.
For the most part, John Rockefeller Sr. did not enjoy a positive public image. There are many reasons, including the tumultuous social changes of the industrial revolution. Today, monopolies in a particular market sector attract similar activities to restrict the influence they have. Big tech companies like MicroSoft, Facebook, Amazon and Google so significantly change the social paradigm they attract negative or regulating activities which some think will protect the consumer.
However history judges John D. Rockefeller, the fact that he used his wealth to create a legacy of service, education and social justice is unassailable. Many of his contributions are not well known because of his indifference to having the Rockefeller name attached to his generous gifts. Rockefeller's faith convinced him these philanthropic activities were a responsibility he had under God.
Perhaps the greatest legacy Rockefeller left the world was passing his passion and faith to his family. John Sr. passed this legacy of faith and values on to his only son John Jr., who continued the legacy started by his father. His contributions to America are legendary and include growing the Rockefeller Foundation to global status, the building of the Riverside Church and the Rockefeller Center. Moreover, John Jr. passed his faith and values on to his five famous sons who also made substantial contributions in politics, philanthropy, social justice and service to their country. Today there are more than 200 members of the Rockefeller family that contribute to this ongoing legacy.
Here is a video that tells the unvarnished story of John D. Rockefeller Sr., a story of faith, values and oil:
On this Sabbath day, InfoStream hopes the John D. Rockefeller story of faith, oil and passion will encourage you to live a life of service filled with Abundant Joy.
God bless!About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheelchair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
31 December 2017
SABBATH - Dave Thomas Wendy's Burgers, Faith and Passion
Reconciliation with the past influenced his dream and helped Dave Thomas build a legacy
Rex David (Dave) Thomas is still one of the most recognized faces in North America even though he died 16 years ago next month. This is a story of inspiration and encouragement.
The founder of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, married quality with value in a quick serve restaurant to make it one of the most popular burger stops in the marketplace. When Thomas, who was born in July, 1932, died in January of his 70th year, there were over 6,000 Wendy's Restaurants.
Thomas opened the first quick serve burger shop in Columbus, Ohio on November 15, 1969. The restaurant was named after his eight-year-old daughter Melinda Lou, who found it easier to say "Wenda" than her own name as a child. "I'm going to call it Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers", said Dave and so it was. His first shop remained open until 2007.
In 1982, Thomas resigned from day-to-day operations at Wendy's, fully intending to enjoy a Fort Lauderdale home and boat. His retirement lasted only three years when a number of poor management choices sent him back to help recover brand awareness.
Thomas personally delivered his MBA (mop bucket attitude) program to franchises and took on a significant role as the TV spokesperson for the brand. Dave's self-deprecating and folksy manner, proved to be popular and the brand eventually regained awareness like octogenarian Clara Peller's wildly popular "Where's the beef?" campaign of 1984.
Dave attributed his faith in God to Harlan Sanders, the Colonel behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, who was a prominent member of the Disciples of Christ Congregational Church and an important business mentor. In fact, his work with Sanders in the mid-1960s, to turn around failing KFC stores for the Clauss family in Columbus, Ohio set Thomas up for his future success. He sold his share of the deal back to Sanders for a cool US$1.5 million.
Thomas was also active in his faith as a FreeMason. The values and conviction that drove his passion for the Wendy's business and his new found stardom from the commercials allowed Dave to exploit his unknown past for the benefit of others.Dave admitted to his birth out of wedlock, his subsequent adoption and what he called 'the worst decision of my life' when he quit school to take his first restaurant job for the Clauss family in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
By establishing 'The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption' in 1992, Thomas drove change as well as a better life for thousands of adoptees and their parents. In 1993, Dave wrote the examination to achieve his General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Upon his graduation from high school he initiated 'Stay in School' commercials and other activities through Wendy's that encouraged young people to achieve their high school diploma.
Dave Thomas was married for 47 years to Lorraine, the mother of their five children. Besides Melinda they had three daughters, Pam, Lori and Molly, and a son, Kenny who died in 2013. Dave's daughters continue to own and run multiple Wendy's locations.
Other sources:
Motivational Bio's
Bloomberg Story - What’s Behind Wendy’s Success?
Biography.Com
The Life Of Dave Thomas in 5 Minutes - by Izabella Davis
On this Sabbath day, InfoStream hopes the Dave Thomas story of burgers, faith and passion will encourage you to live a life filled with Abundant Joy.
God bless!About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheelchair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
24 December 2017
SABBATH - Flash Mob Performs 'O Come all ye Faithful'
Five Strings Flash Mob Delivers a Favorite Carol and a Stellar Performance
May the Absolute Joy of Christmas find you and lift your spirit into the Abundant Life God intended for all of us.
In deed and in word let us love and be loved during this Christmas season.
O Come All Ye Faithful!
About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheel chair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
17 December 2017
SABBATH - Robert Gilmour LeTourneau
One of the world's great inventors was first and foremost a man of Faith.
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| The LeTourneau L-2350 is the World's Biggest Wheeled Loader |
But it was LeTourneau's faith in God that caused him to serve mankind and provide various legacies. In his upside down view of tithing and stewardship, RG became famous for setting aside 90 percent of his salary and company profits for his God inspired activities, managing his lifestyle inside the other 10 percent.
"You have made the word of God a glorious, practical reality," radio host Robert Ripley once told LeTourneau, then turned to the audience with his trademark flourish, "And of such is the work of faith... believe it or not."LeTourneau and his wife Evelyn used their wealth to create LeTourneau University a faith based school that today graduates students from its primary location in Longview, Texas as well as from Dallas, Houston and from online activities.
Yes, RG LeTourneau was a big man among men. May you be inspired by his life and faith!
Tour the World's largest Wheeled Loader:
The history of R G LeTourneau:
God Bless!
About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheel chair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
03 December 2017
EDITORIAL - Bring Back the Sabbath?
IN A WORLD THAT IS ALWAYS ON, SHOULD WE, MUST WE, DEMAND REST
She writes in an earlier time (MARCH, 2003) but the story spoke to me today. It shares her journey, her wrestle with her own need for Sabbath and it challenges us to become more mindful of our need for rest. I am a person often driven by a need to create, a person that technology once enslaved and a person who often experienced endless cycles without rest.
In the Genesis story of creation, we observe a first Sabbath, God taking time to rest and consider what He had created. In an earlier time of my life, resting on Sunday was enforced by Christian parents. As an adult the Baptist lifestyle often seemed a little ritualistic and later in life I just slipped away from the disciplines of earlier life.
However, in recent years, I have returned to Sabbath as the practice of a weekly rest and as a time when my phone, the TV, the radio, the internet and other distractions are avoided. In addition, worship of the Creator has also returned to my life and a ministry of encouragement has flourished in my relationships. There have been several impacts. I see things around me I used to miss. I suspect my wife and family see a different, more attentive person (at least one day a week). But most of all, I find myself more thankful, more accepting and more appreciative than anxious and frustrated.
Do I still shop on Sunday? Occasionally.
Do I still work on Sunday? Very seldom.
Do I enjoy a Sabbath meal and fellowship with friends? More than ever.
Do I fail to receive important phone calls, texts and emails? Yup, until Monday.
Do I regret turning things off for one day? Never.
Do I now expect a Sabbath? Always.
I can't speak for what you should do. But I will encourage you to make room for Sabbath. And I hope this rest awakens your faith in God.
I have come to believe life is never really enjoyed without practising Sabbath. However, you are unlikely to hear this from the cacophony of voices that overwhelm us today.
I am also convinced you will have more joy and peace in your life if you become more mindful of your need for Sabbath.
About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:
Larry Evans is an experienced innovator and strategist. He is Principal of The Paradigm Corporation, which is headquartered at Thunder Ridge just outside Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. He is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts during a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheel chair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of brand, ecosystems and trusted relationships for the digital age. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrevans
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