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My fascination with Chick-fil-A

By Waylon Bailey I am fascinated with Chick-fil-A. I like the food, the service, the planning to redo their drive up lane, and their business model. What I like best is the commitment of the family to make their business Christ honoring. Recently, I read an article by Jessica Mouser in ChurchLeaders.com about Chick-fil-A (CFA) and the commitment and faithfulness of the founder of the company and his family. While an article about the Cathy family could go in a number of directions (people seem to be fascinated that they don’t open on Sunday), this particular article had to do with the family meeting in 2000 where the children of founder Truett Cathy met with their parents and entered into a covenant. Dan Cathy and his siblings, Bubba and Trudy, promised their parents they would keep Chick-fil-A true to its principles. Specifically, they promised their parents they would never open Chick-fil-A on Sundays, they would continue the companies’ charitable work, and that they would be constant in their commitment to Jesus Christ. “Business Insider” gives the covenant in this way, “We will be faithful to Christ’s lordship in our lives. As committed Christians we will live a life of selfless devotion to His calling in our … [Read more...]

My fascination with Chick-fil-A

By Waylon Bailey I am fascinated with Chick-fil-A. I like the food, the service, the planning to redo their drive up lane, and their business model. What I like best is the commitment of the family to make their business Christ honoring. Recently, I read an article by Jessica Mouser in ChurchLeaders.com about Chick-fil-A (CFA) and the commitment and faithfulness of the founder of the company and his family. While an article about the Cathy family could go in a number of directions (people seem to be fascinated that they don’t open on Sunday), this particular article had to do with the family meeting in 2000 where the children of founder Truett Cathy met with their parents and entered into a covenant. Dan Cathy and his siblings, Bubba and Trudy, promised their parents they would keep Chick-fil-A true to its principles. Specifically, they promised their parents they would never open Chick-fil-A on Sundays, they would continue the companies’ charitable work, and that they would be constant in their commitment to Jesus Christ. “Business Insider” gives the covenant in this way, “We will be faithful to Christ’s lordship in our lives. As committed Christians we will live a life of selfless devotion to His calling in our … [Read more...]

Birthday becomes a spiritual celebration, for father & daughter

By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer KEITHVILLE, La. (LBM) – Chris Willcutt spent nearly eight years on his knees, praying for his daughter, Brooklyn, to accept Christ. Then, a month before her eighth birthday, his prayers were answered when her sister, Ryleigh, led her to a relationship with Christ. Brooklyn was baptized on her birthday, August 25, to publicly declare her newfound faith in the same baptistery where her father was obedient in believer’s baptism 18 years earlier. “We prayed so long for Brooklyn and to see our prayers answered, watching her spiritual journey, and, to be able to baptize her made it a special time for sure,” Willcutt told the Baptist Message. “That day, I was thinking about the faithfulness of God and how He brought my life from the ashes,” he said. “To see what He has done with my own children is, oh, so special.” Brooklyn Willcutt was among 15 new converts who participated in the baptism and baby dedication service. The participants mostly were elementary-aged children, but included four adults and two high school students. During the service, a video was shown of four other students who were baptized in the ocean during the church’s summer camp in Panama City, Florida, in … [Read more...]