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How Long?
How long? It is a question that echoes throughout the ages and haunts the mind of mankind. The question is so universal that we are not surprised to find it scattered throughout the poems of every generation. The most prolific songwriter of the 10th century BC was King David. David expresses emotions we have all experienced, “I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears…I am weak…My soul is greatly troubled. But you, O LORD,…
IL 10/07/22: Lessons from the Desert
(Audio Transcription Below) Admiral William McRaven, Navy Seal – delivers commencement speech at the University of Texas titled, “What it Takes to Change the World”. Listen to just one of his points – what he calls “The Circus”. In his speech, McRaven says– “Everyone makes the Circus list, because of the Circus men built inner strength and resiliency, life is filled with Circus’ – you will fail, you will likely fail often, it will be painful, it will be discouraging,…
The Toughest Person to Lead…
The most challenging person to lead is…yourself! USC Professor of Philosophy and Christian writer Dallas Willard states: “The general human failing is to want what is right and important, but at the same time not to commit to the kind of life that will produce the action we know to be right. We intend what is right, but we avoid the life that would make it a reality.” Commitment to a life that gives us the ability to do what…
IL 09/24/22: Taking Matters into Your Own Hands
(Audio Transcription Below) Theme: Learning about then moving away from a False Self-Assessment & Faulty Operating System Before Moses can become an effective leader – he must see himself correctly. He can’t live under a False-Self Assessment – AND Moses must see that his current operating system and his current way of getting things done is faulty. Video:Poor Self-Assessment Background: Year 1500 BC – The Israelites are locked into slavery in Egypt (Exodus 1:12-16). The Israelites population became a concern for…
Achieving Peace . . . Not Possible!
Maybe you are like me, foolishly thinking that as soon as I get something done, as soon as I check an item off my to-do list, as soon as I complete a project, as soon as I round this corner, then I can relax; I can finally achieve peace. Like a mirage, achieving peace often seems to be just within our reach when suddenly it’s gone, and we are back in the spin cycle of achievement. In his blog, Oliver…
IL 09/09/22: Moses-Where Are You?
(Audio Transcription Below) Stated Purpose of Iron Leadership: “To act like men by equipping men to be better leaders in their own personal lives, their homes, their work, their churches and city for the sake of God’s Glory.” This phrase: “act like men” is lifted from the last chapter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians (16:13). The phrase comes at the close of the Apostle Paul’s difficult letter – difficult because the people in the church at Corinth were chaotic…