motivation to make a name for ourselves or to “make our mark” on the world, we, like Walt Disney and the Babylonians, are attempting to rob God of the glory that is rightfully his. As pastor John Piper says, commenting on this passage in Genesis 11, “God’s will for human beings is not that we find our joy in being praised, but that we find our joy in knowing and praising him.”5 The world offers many motivations for entrepreneurs: money, power, status, and influence are just a few. But all of these motivations can be summed up in this deep-seated desire to make a name for ourselves. At our
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