Christian Business Referral Network Blog

The professor of a university challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything
that exists?" A student answered bravely, "Yes, he did." The professor then asked, "If God created
everything, then he created evil. Since evil exists (as noticed by our own actions), so God is evil. The
student couldn't respond to that statement causing the professor to conclude that he had "proved" that
"belief in God" was a fairy tale, and therefore worthless.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters" Most of us can quote Colossians 3:23 (NIV). Living it, from the loading dock to the sales deck, is the real test. The verse doesn’t shrink work into a Sunday slogan; it expands ordinary tasks into worship. It reminds us that the work itself can glorify the Lord, whether we steward a company or clock in for a shift.

A lot of us found our way into business because we like building things—teams, products,
systems, livelihoods. We believe that to create is to be godly. As Christian business owners,
there’s a holy nudge behind it: Could this be part of God’s work in the world? Not as a side
project, but as a faithful way of loving neighbors, creating good work, and serving our Lord.
Marketplace ministry isn’t about turning a shop into a church or staff meetings into sermons. It’s

A lot of branding advice worships volume: louder colors, bigger claims, endless urgency. It grabs attention; it rarely grows trust. If the aim is to honor Christ in how you communicate, the goal isn’t noise—it’s wholeness. “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men” (Colossians 3:23). Say in public what you’d be at peace repeating before God in private. Branding with integrity isn’t a tactic; it’s a tone that lets truth, service, set the tone. It’s the way your company tells the truth when a little spin would be easier.