Today’s blog post is an entry from guest contributor, Tammy Trent. Tammy is a focused recording artist, author and speaker. Her ministry reaches all around the world, taking on such platforms as the Women of Faith and the Revolve Tour as a featured speaker and singer. Follow her on Twitter @tammytrent. Forgetting is something that…
Remember what stories are worth telling… Frodo and Sam are in Osgiliath. It’s under evil attack. Frodo is becoming entranced by the power of the Ring and he appears incoherent as he staggers toward a Nazgûl. Seemingly resolved to give up on the fight to continue his mission, Frodo offers the Ring to the Nazgûl…
Thank you @PastorJarrod for this link. The words we choose can make all the difference! Leaders should remember this when casting VISION.
At times, nothing can be harder than choosing to forgive. But in the end, there is nothing more liberating that forgiveness.
I love the story of William Wilberforce as told in the film Amazing Grace. Wilberforce labored for the cause of social justice for forty-six years, often facing extreme opposition and hostile resistance. It took over twenty years to pass his bill for the abolition of the African slave trade, but he persevered in trench warfare one small inch at a time!
One of the greatest lessons we can learn from Joseph’s life is that there will always be more opportunities to quit than there are opportunities to conquer. Our dreams are always filled with detours and surprises, setbacks and hardships. But we can be assured that if our dream comes from God, the dream holds us when we feel unable to hold it.
A DREAM or VISION which costs nothing and demands nothing is worth nothing. Leaders, if we’re going to realize our dreams and materialize our vision, we’re going to have to suffer the most. We’re going to have to work long and hard hours doing things that are less than glamorous. We’re going to have to strive, sacrifice, hurt, cry, and bleed. Hardest of all, we’re going to have to do those things well; keeping the cool, calm reserve of a steadfast leader.
On 14 August, 1779, American naval Captain John Paul Jones sailed from Brest, France, in charge of a squadron of four vessels. The French gave him an old ship, which he renamed the Bon Homme Richard. His officers were Americans without experience in naval duties, and his crew was a motley assemblage.
I grew up going to baseball games at the old Memorial Stadium on 33rd St in Baltimore. My first childhood dream was to be a Baltimore Oriole when I grew up, dreaming of following in the footsteps of childhood heroes Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken, Jr.
Soul Surfer is based on the true to life story of Bethany Hamilton, a champion surfer, who is the victim of a tragic shark attack which leads to her left arm being amputated. Amazingly, Bethany fights through unbelievable challenges to one day get back on a surfboard and ultimately become a pro surfer.