Profile on: Ed and Dorothy Sisam, Partners in their own law firm specializing in employment law. Their goal is to practice law in a way that is ethical, a way that serves others rather than perpetrating the vindictiveness that is often typical of the legal process. Not many people would consider becoming a lawyer in order to fight one. At the...

In 1979, three years after he had founded Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), Dr. Jim Leininger was facing the bugbear of entrepreneurs everywhere - bankruptcy. From the beginning An emergency room physician from San Antonio, Texas, Jim founded his company on an invention that had been inspired by his work: the Roto Rest bed, a critical care bed...

Profile on: Rob LaMorte, owner of investment consulting company Behavioral Economics, Inc. Becoming a millionaire by age 35 and then retiring pretty much sums up the American dream for many young entrepreneurs. However, what do you do for a second act? And what gives your life meaning once the quest for financial security and personal fulfillment...

Profile on: Scott and Vicki Gillis. Scott holds a top level job with AIG Sun America, Scott and his wife Vicki also run their own real estate company. Considering that most people’s goal is to make as much money as possible so they can retire as early as possible, Scott Gillis stands out as somewhat of an anomaly. Even after making more money...

As my family sat down for dinner, I lit the first candle on our advent wreath. My young children, Lauren and Jared, smiled with Christmas anticipation, but I lacked the energy to smile back. Memories of past Christmases haunted me. My six-figure income had purchased material happiness, something I thought we needed and deserved. My wife Tonya...

Young children are a natural when it comes to evangelism! Pre-school through elementary age kids possess time, talents and resources to spread God's love. With minimal adult assistance, their good deeds accomplish two purposes: lost souls are touched and the giver gains a boost in self-esteem. Consider these ideas: 1. A Tisket, a tasket. Collect...

Late last year I realized I was fooling myself. I grew up in a Christian home and have been taught to tithe my entire life.  I can still remember the little blue tin I put the tithe from my paper route into.  In my head I knew that all the money was God’s money.  I knew that tithing was a discipline. But somehow, in the last year or two,...