Connecting the Dots with Dr. Lanker
Dr. Lanker engages some of the best thinkers in business with his years of training and coaching in practical theology. Through this, listeners are provided with insights and questions that help them to integrate their faith into their work in tangible ways. Subscribe and begin to Connect the Dots.
Episodes
80 episodes
Book Review: On Leadership by John Gardner
Gardner believes that leaders are more born than made. He comes to this conclusion, after teaching on leadership for almost 20 years, serving under 6 presidential administrations and on the boards of several Fortune 500 companies. What he lamen...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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34:46
Principles by Ray Dalio
Would you be interested if one of the 100 richest people in the world wrote a book that didn't tell you how to make money, but how to simply live by principles that would transform your work life. Would you be interested? Well that's what Ray D...
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38:50
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
When do we rest on our intuition and when do we need to think more deeply about our decisions. Dr. Kahneman provides years of research to help us make better decisions- for the benefit of all business leaders.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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47:17
Book Review - The Maker Versus the Takers by Jerry Bowyer
What if Jesus wanted to teach us as much about economics as he did the human soul? That's the premise of The Maker vs. The Takers. In order to build this point, Bower is going to lead us into the realm of biblical history and archaeology. Both ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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26:53
Book Review - Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
Is work a curse or a blessing? Keller says that when we understand God's design for work we can account for both. But until the gospel begins to change how we work, we will miss out on the ultimate design.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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33:04
Book Review - Thou Shalt Prosper by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
What if a Rabbi offered to give you the 10 commandments to making wealth- would you be interested. In Thou Shalt Prosper, Rabbi Lapin lays out timeless truths that have guided him and his community to holiness and wealth for millennia. Th...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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32:23
God's Epic Church
The story of the church is an Epic. Where do you fit in in the story?
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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14:04
Can Our Path of Life Ever Be Changed?
Ephesians 2:1-7We are so bound and determined to make our lives work that our natural tendency is to shut God out and just work harder. But God couldn't leave us in that state of rebellion. So He came to His creation, to bring us home...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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16:14
God's Power & Plan at Work Through the Church
Throughout chapter 1 Paul has been building the point that the church is full of:· A bunch of unqualified people are brought into God’s family· Given a new identity and more responsibility t...
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Season 4
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18:34
Ephesians 1:15-17
Paul prays that the Church will know why God has called - them. They they are so valuable to God's eternal work. And just how powerfully God could work through their simple obedience. It's a lot to grasp and a lot to put into practice, but imag...
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13:38
God's Work to Make His Church
Ephesians 1:13-14 - The Church accomplishes its purpose simply by trusting the work of the Triune God more than our paradigms.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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12:26
The God Who is Pleased to Choose
We often think of predestination as a profound assurance that we get to go to heaven when we die. Paul wants us to know that it is so much more. As we better understand God's reasons for choosing us we are better prepared to enjoy Him and bring...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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14:38
The God of Blessing
God is blessing itself. He calls us to His Church and in so doing calls us to a goodness that has no boundaries. Discover how God's blessings are designed to invade every part of our lives through our simple connection to the Church...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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9:27
Ephesians 1 - Our Expectations of the Church
If the Church is God's plan then how perfect does it need to be? We enter into the Church with expectations of what it's supposed to and what it's not.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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14:32
Season 4 - Why The Church?
Ever been frustrated with the Church? Join us as we explore the book of Ephesians to no only understand why, but how the Church could be radically different.
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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15:34
Abram's Covenant With God
In summary, Genesis 15:6 should be seen as the premise on which the covenant is ratified. Because Abram takes God at his word, God credits him with a legacy on the basis of the “rightness” of this faith. He accomplishes this by formally establi...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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11:25
Hagar & Ishmael - What Does God Do With Thwarted Plans?
Abram and Sarai try to bring YHWH's promised child to fruition through the use of Sarai's servant Hagar. This was completely normal and allowable in the ancient world, but it did not fulfill YHWH's desire. Instead of condemning Abram or casting...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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8:34
God’s Covenant With Abram
God reveals himself through a vision to Abram that not only will He provide him an heir through actual childbirth, but that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars. God informs Abram that He is the one who moved his fami...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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11:44
Abram Settles in Canaan
As soon as Abram makes it to Canaan a famine drives him to Egypt. So Abram tries to manipulate the situation so he stays safe. God saves him from himself and in so doing prepares him to save the lives of those that are settled around him in Can...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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11:52
The Calling of Abram
If you wanted to change the course of history, who would you pick? God chose to make an unbreakable covenant to work with a man who was at the end of his life and had no chance of passing on the job. Why? Because without choices like that we wo...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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13:47
Genesis 1-11- Who God Shows Himself to Be Thus Far
1: Establishes and maintains order2: Shares His power and purposes3: Enters into our sin to bring redemption4: Protects us even in our rebellion5: Sets boundaries on our rebellion6: Is emotionally moved by how...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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10:36
Why Do We Regularly Ask God to Come Down and Enter Our Presence?
Going all the way back to the Tower of Babel we made grand plans to do great things. Most of the time it's all centered around making our name great. So God enters in order to save us from ourselves and redirect us to our true purpose.
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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11:50
How Good Do We Need to Be For God to Use Us?
What are the first words God tells Noah after the flood? This is our purpose to bring God the most glory and us the most joy.
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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10:45
Why Does God Choose to Save Noah?
In an attempt to put an end to the rampant sin, God chooses to destroy everything- except Noah's family and all the animals they can fit in the ark. Why them? What does this tell us about the people that God chooses to do His work of redemption...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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10:46
What Does God Do With a Fallen Society?
Why does God allow things to get so out of hand?And again, the answer must go back to the foundational issues. If humans were designed to be corruptible, sin must be a possibility. If sin is a possibility, oppression will exist, eventual...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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11:17