As a leader, TRUST shouldn’t be your PRIMARY agenda, it should be the natural byproduct of making following Jesus your ONE agenda. Your validity as a leader is not measured by the number of people who follow you or ‘believe’ in you. It’s measured by your obedience to Christ despite what people think about you.
Guard your calling, Frodo. We need to constantly be reminded of the divine, sacred, and eternal implications of our calling. If we are to finish strong, we must guard our “calling” on a daily basis.
Major Richard D. Winters is a former United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. He commanded Company “E”, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. His admirable service was chronicled in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
Just read a powerful post from John Maxwell. Check out his blog and be sure to catch the story about the four monkeys. I love one of the comments to the post: “Dreams are the language of the Holy Spirit.”
In a recent post, Matthew Gillogly asks a riveting question: Would You Risk Your Reputation To Build Gods Dream In Your Heart?
Remember that scene in the film City Slickers… Curly: “Do you know what the secret of life is? One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don’t mean sNOTHIN.” I recently observed that Reed Hastings, the CEO and founder of Netflix, is listed #4 on the list of 100 Most Creative…
Check out this clip from Catalyst 2010. Christine Caine brings the “smack-down” on the role of the church in being light in a dark world. We are here to engage the messy brokenness, not run from it! Christine is the founder and director of The A21 Campaign, which seeks to put an end to the…
7 Things I’m Thankful For: 1. JESUS: He changed my life 23 years ago in a smelly roach-infested juvenile detention center, and I’ve never been the same since. There have been many mountains and valleys, blessings and bleeding, victories and losses along the way, yet this God of wonders never ceases to AMAZE me. Thank…
Anybody who has read Wild at Heart or is familiar with John Eldredge has probably heard him contrast the likeness of Jesus to Mother Teresa and William Wallace of the film Braveheart: Now – is Jesus more like Mother Teresa or William Wallace? The answer is… it depends. If you’re a leper, an outcast, a…
The Dallas Cowboys were 1-7 going into Sunday’s matchup against arguably the best team in the NFC. In their first game under new coach Jason Garrett, they played like an entirely different football team than what we have seen all year. They looked like the talented, confident, and proficient team that we expected to see…