Are you waiting on God for something? - If you're a believer, chances are you understand what I mean by "impatience with God." We wait for him to help us, and he tarries. We pray for years about… [...]
The power of perseverance - I don't know why I freak out whenever a hard blow strikes. I mean, with all the encouragement I've received and passed on to others, you'd think I would be… [...]
The book of Hosea’s emotional leadership lesson - I am amazed at God's emotional vulnerability. In Hosea chapter 11, he opens his heart to us in a way we don't often see. "When Israel was a child, I… [...]
The purpose of our leadership according to Daniel - Continuing in the book of Daniel, we leave the story of the fiery furnace, turning now to "the writing on the wall." A new king, Belshazzar, has taken over the… [...]
A powerful reminder for overwhelmed leaders - Daniel 4 is in the form of an open letter written by King Nebuchadnezzar to the whole world. Daniel was the biblical writer of the book, but he includes the… [...]
Do I trust God enough to put it all on the line? - Daniel 3 transports us to the plain of Dura, a few miles outside Babylon. There, King Nebuchadnezzar has erected a statue of himself that he commands his subjects to worship;… [...]
Is God positioning you for a special assignment? - There are so many examples of biblical leadership in the Old Testament. Daniel was one such leader, who was personally told by angels that he was "highly esteemed" (9:23, 10:11,… [...]
6 powerful truths about fearing God that transform Christian leadership - John Bunyan's The Fear of God, though published in 1679, speaks directly to us today. Fearing God is foreign to most people—even to Christians. But when a leader grasps the… [...]
The 3 kinds of fear at play in leadership - I like how GotQuestions.org breaks down the concept of fear. First, there's respect in the way a servant fears his master and serves him faithfully; then there is the reverence… [...]
The “blessed confusion” of fearing God - John Bunyan's book The Fear of God (1679) paints a powerful picture of God's "dreadful" presence. He references verses like Revelation 1:17, when in a vision, John the Apostle comes… [...]
