Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
Every organization has a particular culture. This culture can be created by default (doing nothing) or we can be intentional and create the kind of culture that we want it to have. Default culture is usually not healthy because no thought has gone into it. When we create culture, we are able to put healthy […]
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This is an excerpt from my leadership book, Leading into the 21st Century…and Beyond! 2.0. If you enjoy it, click on the link to get your copy! It is available as both a paperback and an ebook. How Healthy is Your Team? “Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you
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The story of Abraham is one of the most fascinating narratives in the entire Bible. It is the story of promise, disappointment, faith, weakness, tenacity, pain and joy. Abraham is such a large figure in the pages of the Hebrew Bible, it is no wonder that he has come to be known as “Father Abraham”
Since the early days of the Church, Christianity has had certain symbols that have been used to identify other Christians and help represent the movement. One of the earliest of these symbols was the sign of the fish. Because of sporadic persecution, Christians had to be very cautious in how they connected with other believers.
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“A warrior, once he reckons his calling and endures its initiation, seeks three things. First, a field of conflict. This sphere must be worthy. It must own honor. It must merit the blood he will donate to it. “Second, a warrior seeks comrades. Brothers-in-arms, with whom he willingly undergoes the trial of death. Such men
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“Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison.” (Judges 16:21) Samson’s story is a long one of bad decisions. The bottom line, though, is that the enemy enslaved him and took his vision from
“Then David said to Abiathar, “That day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, I knew he would be sure to tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of your whole family.” (1 Samuel 22:22) “Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin.
“Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people ? Why did You ever send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.” Moses was really giving YAWEH a piece of his mind in this passage. God had spoken to him and told him to go and speak to the Egyptian Pharoah and that God would cause him to set the enslaved Hebrews free. Instead,
