Leadership Humility
There are many great definitions of leadership, but one of my favourites is this simple one by the little known Arnold H. Glasow. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” Leadership must certainly be measured by degrees of humility. The…
Continue readingA Prayer for Today
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, My one desire is to live a thankful life. You have rescued me, blessed me, healed me, redeemed me. Selah I desire to live this life in gratitude to you. I desire to find my place in Your will. I desire to fulfill the role to which you are calling…
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“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes nothing for granted,…
Continue readingNarcissism, Entitlement, and Gratitude
I just finished reading The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell. It is a good description of our present culture backed up with plenty of sociological studies. The following quotes are examples of how Twenge and Campbell convince the reader that we need to be concerned about narcissism in North America.…
Continue readingThink on These Things
I have been pondering these verses from the book of Jeremiah. This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when…
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I want to live a thankful life. Mary Jo Leddy says that “we are held captive by dissatisfaction.” I see this around me. People living in one of the greatest places on the planet are dissatisfied and want more. I must confess that often I want more. Ingratitude oppresses and binds us. But I will…
Continue readingVineyards
Isaiah 5:1-6 (New Living Translation)A Song about the Lord’s Vineyard Now I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill. He plowed the land, cleared its stones, and planted it with the best vines. In the middle he built a…
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