Christianity and Business
charity: water
In class, we watched a video and talked about charity: water. It is a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing clean and healthy water to people in other countries who don’t have access to it. Their goal since starting this organization has been to end the global water crisis and they’re optimistic through having lots…
Read MoreFarming God’s Way: Sustainable Agriculture
I was introduced to Farming God’s Way through my friend, Sherrill, who works in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Four years ago, she was stationed in Zambia where I had the privilege of joining her for a summer in remote villages. I had little to no knowledge of agriculture and was fascinated by this non-profit…
Read MoreMartin Bionics: Redeeming Legs
A Fallen World Becasue we live in a fallen world, there is brokeness not just in our souls but in our bodies. There is disease, hunger, scars, and genetic disfunction. Another major problem is the loss of limbs. What does someone do when they lose a limb, especially a leg? The human life includes hours…
Read MoreJames Cash Penney
James Cash Penney was born in 1875 to an impoverished family who lived on a farm in Missouri. To teach his son the value of money and self-reliance, James’ father made him pay for his own clothes once he reached the age of eight. James showed entrepreneurial thinking at a very young age when he…
Read MoreThe Purpose Hotel: Intentional Hospitality
Purposeless Hotels Most of us have stayed in a hotel before. Maybe it was for a vacation, during a move, or while on a road trip. But that hotel was nothing more than a utility to us; it was just somewhere to stay. There are thousands of hotels in America and around the world that…
Read MoreCommuniCycle
Over spring break, I was on an ICO trip in Aliquippa. It’s a small, impoverished town right outside of Pittsburgh, PA where we got to work with many different ministries and businesses. I previously wrote about Uncommon Grounds Café, a cafe ministry showing people God and His love to others through coffee, community, and culture.…
Read MoreSoapBox Soaps
SoapBox soaps, founded by Dave Simnick is a redemptive business that uses soap to spread cleanliness to the world. Their mission statement is simple, “for every soap product you buy, a bar of soap gets donated”. Dave and his team have made a simple product like soap into a way of spreading health and even…
Read MoreTegu Blocks
Tegu is a company that is known primarily for their unique wooden building blocks that magnetically stick together, but there is much more behind the story. Tegu is a company, founded by Chris and Will Haughey, in Tegucigalpa Honduras, hence the name “tegu”. Tegu does much more than just sell unique building blocks, they are…
Read MoreWendy’s
Wendy’s is a fast food restaurant that, at a glance, doesn’t stand out as a “Christian business”. However, Dave Thomas, their founder, made this fast food restaurant to be much more than just a speedy service of food. Wendy’s first core value is to do everything to honor God and demonstrate the fruits of the…
Read MoreClean Juice: Faith-based, Holistic, Organic
A couple of weeks ago I was delivery driving for Uber Eats. When I show up at a restaurant to pick up an order, I will sometimes order food for myself when the place looks elite. In this instance, I ordered an avocado turkey wrap from Clean Juice in Pittsburgh. I will say, the ingredients…
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