Great leaders don't set out to be a leader; they set out to make a difference. It's never about the role; it's always about the goal.
04131 – Great Leaders
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03198 – Holiness: God’s Intended Destiny for Us
God has only one intended destiny for mankind—holiness. His only goal is to produce saints. God is not some eternal blessing-machine for people to use…. Never tolerate, because of sympathy for yourself or others, any practice that is not in keeping with a holy...
02825 – Finding a Common Purpose
We tend to think of solidarity as unity or agreement on goals within a certain class or group, but in its most astonishing form solidarity reaches across divides to find a common purpose. from Moral Leadership for a Divided Age
02817 – Love is the Destination
Love is the destination, the telos, the goal–but we learn that we never arrive. We drive in the direction of love, but our destination keeps receding beyond the horizon. Yet we dare not set our course for any other destination. from Introducing Christian Ethics
02691 – We Don’t Want to See Suffering
Salvation in Jesus’ name is treated as a cure all. Supposedly, there is no suffering once we join the church, and if there is any cause for discomfort, then we vote the pastor out at the next business meeting. Ironically, we worship Jesus, who showed his wounds, but...
02506 – Live Life in Radical Amazement
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement, [to] get up every morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
02422 – What is Our Goal?
Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.
02351 – The Happiest People
The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments.
01943 – What is Biblical Mysticism?
Biblical mysticism is the attempt to exit "this world" to an alternative reality that pervades the old order. Its goal is to jettison the mind-set that says "greed is good," "selfishness is normal," and "killing is necessary." Mysticism in biblical terms is not...
01921 – Love is the Destination
Love is the destination, the telos, the goal—but we learn that we never arrive. We drive in the direction of love, but our destination keeps receding beyond the horizon. Yet we dare not set our course for any other destination. from Introducing Christian Ethics