Jay and Laurie Lorenzen
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look to yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin and decay. But look to Christ and you find Him, and with [...]
Being a leader changes everything. Before you are a leader, success is all about you. It’s about your performance, your contributions. It’s about getting called upon and having the right answers. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. Your success as a leader comes not from what you do but from [...]
Several years ago, I did a series on the Inklings. The movie War Horse reminded me that both C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien served in the trenches of WWI–long before they knew one another and became friends at Oxford. I thot I’d revisit the series again…perhaps adding a few columns on their experiences in the Great [...]
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I was jogging some time ago, listening to a tape series entitled Lead Like Jesus. One interview captured me. Ken Blanchard was discussing the book, The Serving Leader: 5 Powerful Actions that will Transform your Team, Your Business, and Your Community.
In that interview, Ken Jennings, one of the authors, suggested five simple leadership [...]
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Dallas Willard, author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today’s top book of 1999), argues that the world desperately needs the following kind of leaders:
Persons who don’t substitute results for what they lack in character. God is far less interested in your results than in the person you are becoming. God is looking for [...]
Been reading “Who is my Neighbor?: Being a Good Samaritan in a Connected World” by Steve Moore. He suggests the following daily prayer to help discover he calls the heartlinks of our God-given passions.
Father, I surrender myself to you again today. I am your servant, and you are my master. I acknowledge all [...]
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— Thomas Jefferson
