Don’t stay in the closet

Recently we hired a third party to conduct a survey of our employees in an effort to improve things. I was very gratified to learn from it that the overwhelming majority of our great employees seem to really like our company and enjoy working there. We gleaned some valuable information from them as to how to improve things.


As expected a very tiny handful of people used it as an exercise to spew their dislike of the company, their peers, and of course its leadership. One of these people took on the issue of ours being a Christian based company. They did not like the fact that the CEO, (me), sends out Christian based e-mails and of course WFTD. Well Poo Poopy doo! My first inclination is to tell this person, “Frankly my dear I don’t give a darn. Further, why don’t you make like Gone with the Wind’ and pack it on out of here and let the rest of us enjoy our lives?” As I think about it, perhaps the Christian based atmosphere is just what this person needs and I suppose I should pray for this person as hard as it is to make my flesh do that seemingly impossible task.

When one walks into our company a large replica of the Ten Commandments is hanging right inside the door. This person should have had an inkling that something was up when they walked through that door. Make no mistake about it I am an openly Christian businessman and will continue in that vein until I take my last and final breath. I love Christ and recognize without a shadow of a doubt that I would not even have a business or a life for that matter if it were not for the love and grace of Christ. And yes I worked very hard and very long hours for years to help build our company. I invested every penny I had in it, often risking everything that I owned and I borrowed everything that I could borrow to initially get it going. I contributed in my small way, but GOD blessed our company in a mighty way and continues to do so and that is the reason it is where it is. The last thing I would ever do is shut Him out of the business that He built for me.


I don’t require anyone to be a Christian to work there, nor do I walk up and down the halls beating a Bible trying to turn anyone into a Christian, but I am not ashamed of being a Christian either and everyone who works at our company knows it. I will concede the point that all too often I am weak and do not personally always exemplify what being a Christian should mean, and by no means am I the best representative of what a Christian should be. Herein lies the problem, Christ always exemplifies perfect love, but flesh is always flesh and we cannot abide by God’s laws as we should, because we are inherently weak. Being a Christian is often misconstrued. Christians are simply forgiven’; they are sinners like everyone else and certainly not Gods. Christians try their utmost to stand for good and righteous things and hate evil, (especially the evil that all too often wins out in the daily battles in their own lives). Whenever one stands up for Christ they will run the risk of being criticized for saying that they are a Christian on the one hand and yet obviously they have weaknesses which too often translates into their being accused of being a hypocrite.

Hey it comes with the territory. Consider what Christ went through for us. He didn’t falter and neither should we. Stand up for Christ at every opportunity and be proud to do so. Don’t concern yourself with being politically correct, inclusive, being accused of having ulterior motives, or getting on the Christmas card list for the ACLU. Concern yourself with what Jesus thinks and try to emulate Him at every turn.

Matt. 5:44
But I tell you: Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute
you