The Hurried Samaritan

I blew past someone in the need the other day on the way to a church meeting. They were on the side of the road with car trouble just ahead of me, obviously in distress, and I was running late. Sorry, no time to help. I didn’t think twice about leaving them stranded and un-helped, …

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EQ for Spiritual Leaders: Motivation

What gets you out of bed on Monday morning?  Researchers have consistently found that intrinsic motivation in leaders’ lives beat extrinsic motivation hands down.  A person with a desire to make a difference in the world is going to be more passionate and find more joy in their work over the long-term than someone only …

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Honor Your Adversary

Honor is an affirmation that who someone is and what he contributes is valuable.  Honor is not something that can be selfishly grabbed…it is bestowed.  There is no such thing as self-honor.  Honor is a choice, an act of the will given to someone else to recognize his or her valuable identity and contribution. It’s …

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