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Michael Griego is an active Silicon Valley businessman, consultant, author and speaker. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Occidental College and Stanford University. For the past 25 years he has also studied the Scriptures and taught and developed Bible study coursework for churches, seminars and home groups. He resides in northern California with his wife of 45 years. He has 3 married children and 10 grandchildren.

• The Christian Parent Trap

  By Michael Griego on October 2, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Are you trying to raise up good, healthy, whole, wise, and productive children of faith? Beware of the real Christian parent trap. ♦ Many of us remember that classic Disney movie, The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan. Many old-timers may remember… Read More ›

• The Spouse Mentor

  By Michael Griego on September 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  What do you think of when you hear the Mentor word? Are you a mentor to someone else? Are you a fortunate one who’s being mentored by someone older and wiser? Let’s rethink the concept of mentoring: are you a… Read More ›

• The Fallacies of Blood Moons, Harbingers, and the Shemitah 2015

  By Michael Griego on September 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Is the world going to end or the stock market going to crash? Are we living in the Last Days? What’s all of this about Blood Moons and the Shemitah and the month of September 2015? Once again, it’s much ado… Read More ›

• The Bible as Literature – as Good as the Classics?

  By Michael Griego on September 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  There are books we read and then there are great works of literature, even “classics” which move, teach and inspire us with profound and brilliant writing. Is the Bible even in that same category? ♦ Remember reading “the classics“ in high… Read More ›

• Christian Ballplayers

  By Michael Griego on September 4, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  When professional ballplayers share their Christian testimonies, we see that they’re very real people like us who struggle with life and faith in the midst of a very public vocation. It’s actually very refreshing, disarming, and highly inspirational. ♦ Over… Read More ›

• Stephen: Humble, Bold, Wise, and Fearless

  By Michael Griego on August 28, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Who wouldn’t want to be described with terms like humble, bold, wise and fearless? Think about it. Don’t we all strive to be modest, kind, nice, strong, knowledgeable, smart and courageous? This one man, briefly mentioned in the New Testament,… Read More ›

• Marriage, Friends, and Family Pressures

  By Michael Griego on August 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s been said that when we married our Prince or Princess Charming, we actually inherited the King, the Queen, and the whole court. How does a marriage survive the pressures from family members and friends? ♦ Bob and Lesley – family… Read More ›

• Prayer is a Very Confusing Thing

  By Michael Griego on August 14, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  We pray and nothing happens. Sometimes it gets worse. We bring our full heart and good intentions to the issue and find ourselves getting shut down. Is God hearing it wrong, or is He hearing it at all? ♦ We pray… Read More ›

• Marital Storytelling

  By Michael Griego on August 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Relationships are built on emotional connection that comes through understanding of each other’s hopes, and dreams, and sources of deep brokenness. Most couples only get two out of three right. ♦ As married couples we all have a story to tell, our… Read More ›

• Great King, Bad King

  By Michael Griego on July 31, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Characteristics and qualities of great leadership should not be debatable. It should be as obvious as day vs. night. Believe it or not, the Bible plays a prominent role in the ideal profile of great business and civic leadership. ♦ We… Read More ›

• The Young Atheist

  By Michael Griego on July 25, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  This atheist always thought Christians were foolish, deluded, and even evil. One day she met a friend who shared the message of God in a way she’d never heard before. ♦ I heard an atheist share her story recently. She was quite… Read More ›

• Are You Who You Dreamed You Would Be?

  By Michael Griego on July 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Are you who you thought you’d grow up to be? Are you doing what you wanted? Are you in a vocation of your strength? ♦ When the young high school student was asked that common question young people get about what… Read More ›