Fragile leaders silence those who criticize them. Strong leaders learn from them.
03422 – Fragile vs. Strong Leaders
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03357 – Women Preach!
When someone baits you by asking, "well, what does the Word of God say about women preaching?" Tell them that Jesus is the Word of God (John 1) and all 4 Gospels end with him sending women to preach the good news of the resurrection. The Word of God says women...
03317 – Love Your Neighbor
Part of the greatest commandment Christ gave to his disciples is to "love your neighbor." Not control your neighbor.Not mock your neighbor.Not shame your neighbor.Not dehumanize your neighbor.Not defeat your neighbor. Love your neighbor.
03297 – Realities of Mental Illness
We must normalize the awareness of the realities of mental illness, especially within the church. We must remove the negative stigmas surrounding therapy and counseling. One of the most common and most hurtful phrases I heard in my journey with mental illness was...
03231 – Beware of Those Interested Only in Personal Power
Beware of anyone in authority who is stoking fear, hate, and aggression into the hearts of their followers. They are only interested in their own power. Seek out those who are sowing love, kindness, and compassion into the hearts of others, while empowering the most...
03222 – A Reminder…
A reminder:Your anxiety is not a sin.Your depression is not a sin.Your PTSD is not a sin.What is sinful is when someone adds to your trauma by telling you that your anxiety, depression, and/or your PTSD reveals a lack of faith in God.
03210 – If We Christians Don’t…
If we Christians don’t acknowledge our damaged reputation in our culture, we won’t be able to lament the brokenness it has caused. If we Christians don’t lament the brokenness it has caused, we won’t be able to confess the sins that led to such brokenness. If we...
03144 – Love’s Many Attributes
Love has many attributes, but not a single one of them is shame, condemnation, coercion, or control.
03126 – Led by the Holy Spirit?
The moment we Christians feel justified abandoning love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control for the sake of preserving and enforcing our own power is the moment we find we are being led by something other than the...
03101 – Nationalism vs. Self-Sacrificial Love
Nationalism keeps telling us Christians to take up our swords and make nations "Christian" by any means necessary. Jesus keeps calling us Christians to take up our crosses and be like him, serving the world through grace, humility, compassion, and self-sacrificial...