(Audio Transcription Below) I listened to a podcast about courage and I had been thinking of Moses and the courage required of him. One of my favorite Bible verses is Joshua 1:9 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid for the Lord is with you wherever you go.” As you know, Joshua followed Moses in leadership – courage must be picked up by each new generation. I wondered about my own courage & the level of courage that…
1. What is Courage? 2. A Hidden Life – A Soulful True Story Of Enduring Love My Iron Leadership lesson this week is on courage. It was inspired by listening to this Good Faith podcast and watching the movie they recommend, A Hidden Life. You will do well to listen to the podcast, watch the movie, and find a friend to talk about courage with. I also recommend watching the movie Darkest Hour. 3. Admiral Mike “Nasty” Manazir (USN, RET.)…
(Read Audio Transcription Below) Review: The Mother of all Learning is Repetition For the first half of the year, we completely focused on Moses’s personal spiritual formation. We made it our main focus because if Moses doesn’t understand himself, if he can’t lead himself, if he doesn’t know God or where God is going….he cannot lead others successfully. Unfortunately, for 40 years, Moses learned one way of leadership from Pharoah – Power and Position. So God puts Moses in the…
Shoe Dog is a memoir written by Phil Knight, the creator of Nike. Not all of Knight’s entrepreneurial wisdom is worth following, but one thing I appreciate is his tenacity to develop the lightest running shoes ever made. He said, “Let everyone else call your idea crazy…but just keep going! Whatever comes, just don’t stop.” Knight and his business partner Bill Bowerman were obsessed with making light running shoes because they realized that shaving off just a few ounces from…
I am sure many of you have thought about New Year’s resolutions. I will be praying for your discipline as you fight against sin. If you need help, please consider reading the book I mentioned in a previous post, Disciplines of a Godly Man. The Spurgeon quote is a sobering reminder of how easily we are entangled by sin. I am praying that Iron Leadership will strengthen your soul this coming year. Here is another helpful resource as you think…
“The thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices” – from the Christmas Hymn O Holy Night. There is a “thrill of hope” because someone entered our dark world from the outside. As C.S. Lewis said, “Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” Christians have hope because we know that the present is not all there is, and humans are not the only ones involved in this world. I want you…
Watch the following video: Hunger Games – When you challenge or threaten the status quo, when you threaten power (which includes: self-sovereignty) your disturbance and your effort to cut things down will be like cutting down a hornet’s nest. Everybody was peaceful – until Katniss disturbed the nest, then all Hell broke loose. This is essentially what happens when Moses confronts Pharaoh in Exodus 5 -14. My Question: As a Leader – when you are called to take a stand,…
(Audio transcription below) Fear is a very complex human emotion: – It can be Practical….See a copperhead snake & decide to back up – It can be Paralyzing: Overpowered by stress or anxiety and we can’t get out of bed. What I want us to consider this morning are the common fears which cause us to get stuck from moving forward in a healthy manner, in a way which we know we should go. Indiana Jones – Leap of…
Are you a good employee or co-worker? When you show up at work or at home, are people glad you have arrived and are part of their team? Are you a good team player? Do you know how to play well with others? Do you know how to hire people who are solid team players? So much of our satisfaction at work is derived from who we work with as well as what we do. Working in a healthy team…
(Audio Transcription Below) Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Ruth Barton “Many of us are choosing to live lives that do not set us up to pay attention. We long for a word from the Lord, but somehow we have been suckered into believing that the pace we keep is what leadership requires. If we are aware of such a longing, we need to ask ourselves – Do I have enough margin in my schedule to be able to turn…