A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, doesn’t exploit. Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation. Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth. An intemperate leader wreaks havoc in lives; you’re smart to stay clear of someone like that. Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they’re …
Help for Trafficking Survivors!
While I was stumbling around in the dark the Spirit secretively stuffed my pockets full of unsuspected blessings. I say “blessings,” yet not necessarily the ilk you might suspect. Not all of God’s blessings feel good. In fact some of them feel downright unpleasant, especially the ones where you feel someone else’s pain in your …
Problems with Unbridled Power and Privilege
Kings, Prophets, and Presidents: A Warning about Power Abuse (Part 4 of 4) “Christian faith is about truth, and whenever you try to mix power and truth, power usually wins. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Cal Thomas Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry …
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A Train Wreck!
Dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you to jump off the Train of Trump before its inevitable crash! Whatever it was that motivated you to board it to begin with––the visual of another Clinton in the White House, a swamp draining, or a funny ret hat––it’s time to deboard. It’s time to quit running …
The Conscience of the Country
Kings, Prophets, and Presidents: A Warning about Power Abuse (Part 3 of 4) We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. Elie Wiesel The stories about Kings David and Ahab abusing their power are the basis of these few posts. …
